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.
For April 2021 subscribers only. You can buy the e-book from the store if you weren’t a subscriber for the month of April 2021. Click here for the link. I’m so excited to share the second edition of one of my favourite e-books, revised with everything I’ve learned over the past three years about humectants...
I definitely engaged in some aspirational hoarding last year as I ordered so many ingredients from all kinds of places, and I thought I should finally share some of them with you! In this series, I’ll be sharing what I bought, for how much, and why I bought it. You’ll see links to the companies...
On Monday, we started this series – What does it mean if something “improves radiance” or “brightens skin”? – by looking at how we can use humectants and moisturizing ingredients to decrease skin dryness and increase skin hydration. Yesterday, we made a hydrating hand & body lotion for more humid climates in which we added a...
On Monday, we took a look at how we can use hydrating and moisturizing ingredients to make skin look smoother and more hydrated, then we met Lipomoist 2036. Let’s take a look at how we can create lovely formulas that will help with dry skin and more. Making skin look smoother and more hydrated isn’t...
In the December Q&A, Jennifer asked: Hi Susan, this time of year my scalp always goes absolutely crazy because the normal 70-90 percent humidity where I live drops to about 30! Itch and flake city! Do you have a good scalp treatment for the wintery scalp itches? I have looked around and see zinc and tea tree...