The home of SwiftCraftyMonkey! 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.
Yesterday, I shared with you a gelled toner we made for normal to oily skin types during our first ever spa day class at Windy Point Soap Making Supplies in Calgary, Alberta, back in November. We had such a blast at Windy Point with Michele and Keith, the owners and my friends; Amanda and the awesome...
Raymond and I have been having so much fun testing out all these sheet masks I’ve been making, so I thought I’d share this formula I taught at Windy Point Soap Making Supplies back in November for making a gelled toner that can be used with sheet masks, which we’ll look at in a few...
You know how you’re always saying I should do an online course? Well, we kinda did. Jane of Making Skincare, Perry of Chemists’ Corner, and me, of this page – obviously – teamed up to bring you a free, online course as an introduction to cosmetic formulating! 🤘🏻 To enroll in the free online course,...
Formulator Sample Shop is joining in on the holiday fun around here, and they’re offering a coupon to my $10 subscribers! Woo! Thank you! They’ve been such a great supporter of the blog for quite a number of years now, and I’m so happy they’re offering this kind gift to my subscribers! Some of you...
In the November Q&A, Audrey asked: I have seen SMO/SMC taurate recommended because it is very mild and conditioning. I am not able to get my hands on this product. Can anyone recommend a surfactant that would have the same properties without having to adjust the pH of my cleanser? Would Sodium cocoyl glutamate be a good...
UPDATE: Raymond is an amazing computer genius/human! He created a workaround, which works! The software company has updated their plug in, but Raymond is monitoring this to ensure it continues to work. Damn, my husband is awesome! Ahem…sorry…but he is wonderful! 😝 If you’re trying to subscribe to the blog, there’s some glitch happening with...
On the fifth day of December, Swift gave to me…this ECOcert Varisoft EQ 65 conditioner using LuxGlide silicone replacements. This is suitable for all hair types, although some of you might want more conditioning and detangling. (I’ll be sharing some formulas like this here shortly…) I taught this formula at Windy Point Soap Making Supplies in November...
I love crafting so much! It’s such great fun to peruse my favourite ingredients suppliers’ shops to see what I could buy to make lovely things for my friends. I think about their skin type, hair type, favourite fragrances, much loved ingredients and those they hate, and so much more. This is also a very...
Click on the link in the relevant post to get to the shop. We always offer a link directly to the e-zine. Here’s an example of a PDF in the shop. Click on it! Click on “add to cart” to add the materials to your cart. You’ll see the green header at the top of … Read more
If you’re interested in taking a class with me at Voyageur Soap & Candle in Surrey, B.C., this year, we’ve just added another conditioner bar class for Sunday, December 16th at 11:30! Join me to make three different kinds of conditioner bars – one for normal to oily hair, one for normal to dry hair, … Read more