The home of SwiftCraftyMonkey Formulating Inc.! Join Susan as she obsesses about cosmetic chemistry and other things (some possibly related to monkeys). Often strange, occasionally useful, and always worth a stop as a point of interest on your journey through the Intertron.
In the monthly Q&A, Tami asked this question, Hi Susan, I checked out your blog posts on equipment and you mentioned you could make body butter with your Ultra Turrax T25 dispenser (IKA T 25 Digital ULTRA TURRAX® homogenizer). Also the max viscosity for this mixer is 5000 mPa.s. Isn’t body butter more viscous than...
I realized the other day that one of the best tips I’d ever received about labelling my products was to spritz the glass, metal, or plastic containers with alcohol – rubbing alcohol, denatured alcohol, isopropyl alcohol – let it sit for a minute or two, then wipe it off before applying the sticker. It removes...
In the monthly Q&A, Tami asked, Do you know where I can find decent lotion dispensing equipment for various viscosities of emulsion, ranging from thin to cream? The one I have now is just about to be dropped kicked off the side of the bluff. Looking for something that allows a precise dialing in of quantity...
I’ve realized that as I share new series on the site – for instance, the sensory characteristic series, the combining emollients series, the new shelf life series – the size and number of posts required to share formulas and ingredients with you are growing as I want to incorporate as much information as I can...
You may have noticed that I’ve changed how much fragrance I recommend for products over the years, going from a standard of about 1% for leave on or rinse off products, to suggesting as low as 0.3% or 0.1% for some leave on products. Why? Because fragrance oils seem to have become much stronger in...