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.
I am so excited to announce that’ll be teaching at Windy Point Soap Making Supplies in Calgary, Alberta, in September! From their site: We’ve updated our Class schedule to include Swiftcraftymonkey’s classes in September. She will be teaching: Sept 14: Liquid Hair Care (morning) & Foamy, Bubbly, Lathery Surfactants (afternoon) Sept 15: Cold Emulsifiers (afternoon) Sept … Read more
Want to learn how to make creamy, decadent conditioners, eco friendly cleansers, luscious lotions, or exfoliating scrubs? Do you want to make shampoo bars, conditioner bars, body butters, and more? Then sign up for the upcoming classes newsletter to be amongst the first to know when I’m teaching in your part of the world! You … Read more
This year has gone by so fast, I can’t believe we’re past the mid-way point and almost into the Autumn-Sasja’s birthday-Raymond’s birthday-our anniversary-my birthday-Christmas-New Year’s stretch! I’m not great at planning for any event, but we just bought our first Christmas present. (In my defence, it was a perfect one-of-a-kind thing for someone we absolutely … Read more
If you’re a $10 subscriber, please click here to see the post where you can obtain the coupon to download it as part of your monthly membership! I’m super excited to present to you my newest e-zine, 10 minute lotions! Yep, you heard me right! In this e-zine, we’ll be learning how to use five … Read more
Every year I beg you not to make your own sunscreen – read the most recent post here – but this year, it’s all about making bug repellents, which is pretty scary. We don’t make sunscreen at home as it’s considered a drug for which you must go through extensive testing to make sure it … Read more
Every year I beg you not to make your own sunscreen, but this year and last, it seems it’s all about making bug repellants, which is pretty scary. We don’t make sunscreen at home as it’s considered a drug for which you must go through extensive testing to make sure it works. And we don’t … Read more
Three years ago today, I started the subscription component of the blog through Patreon. Doing this allowed me to stay home with my mom as she suffered from lung cancer, and it allowed me to stay home after she died to grieve our loss. It was the greatest gift we could have received, and I … Read more
I am writing this post to create a place where you can find all the questions you might have about shampoo bars! I’m making it a free post so those who bought the e-book or e-zine can read it, and I will update it as I answer more questions. I will only be answering those … Read more
Sorry I’m a day late with this post, but I was teaching at Voyageur Soap & Candle yesterday! If you want to receive notifications when the new class schedules come out for Voyageur, Windy Point Soap Making Supplies, or other locations at which I might reach, click here to sign up for that newsletter. I … Read more
Hi, everyone! Thought I’d share some updates about what’s going on around the blog! Hello to everyone who arrived here thanks to the link in the video from Royalty Soaps! Wow! I am so honoured that Katie Carson shared my site and e-books about shampoo bars! 🤗 Click here to see her Facebook page with a … Read more