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SwiftCraftyMonkey

Where to find out what’s happening here on the site? (Spoiler alert: It’s here on the site!) And a thought or two about commenting…

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After all the nonsense over on Facebook – people who thought they were following me weren’t, and weren’t seeing my posts – and Instagram, the short answer about where you can find information about what’s going on here on the site is to come here to the site as I announce all the Zoom workshops … Read more

Chemistry: More on ionic bonding and balancing electrons (part nine)

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Chemistry: More on ionic bonding and balancing electrons (part nine) Welcome to part nine of this series on learning chemistry! In part one, we looked at the resources and materials we need to study chemistry. In part two, we learned the parts of an atom – protons, neutrons, and electrons! In part three, we learned...

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Foamy, bubbly, lathery™ fun: Making botanical extract filled shampoo, facial cleanser, or body wash (part five) – finalizing the formula without so many extracts!

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A bottle filled with a light yellow shampoo with an orange pump cap sits on a black dashboard

I really loved this shampoo I made in 2023 – Creating a blueberry, carob, yucca & cornsilk conditioning shampoo for oily hair – so I thought I’d make it again with some other botanical extracts as well as this gorgeous hair active, Fision® HydraTress (INCI: Water, Panthenol, Hydrolyzed Quinoa, Glycerin, Pisum Sativum (Pea) Seed Extract,...

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Foamy, bubbly, lathery™ fun: Making botanical extract filled shampoo, facial cleanser, or body wash (part four) – adding too many solvents by accident! 

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A bottle with a silver pump sits on a white counter in a bathroom. The bottle contains a red- purple liquid, a body wash with too many extracts.

I really loved this shampoo I made in 2023 – Creating a blueberry, carob, yucca & cornsilk conditioning shampoo for oily hair – so I thought I’d make it again with some other botanical extracts as well as this gorgeous hair active, Fision® HydraTress (INCI: Water, Panthenol, Hydrolyzed Quinoa, Glycerin, Pisum Sativum (Pea) Seed Extract,...

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