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Woo hoo! Let’s have a two hour hair care product Zoom workshop for all my Formulation and Innovation subscribers* on Sunday, June 14, 2026 at noon PDT (Vancouver, Canada) time.

We’ll be making all kinds of hair care products, including a quick detangler, rinse-off conditioner, leave-in conditioner, and liquid shampoo. We’ll talk about how to modify the formulas for your hair type too.

We will post the video for the workshop on the Monday or Tuesday after if you can’t make it for Sunday. We’ll share answers to the questions to posed here or in the chat, and revised formulas too.

Click here to get the massive 27 page handout along with the meeting link and password!

https://www.swiftcraftymonkey.blog/join-me-for-a-zoom-workshop-sunday-june-14-2026-on-hair-care-products-formulation-and-innovation-subscribers/

*It’s never too late to become a monthly subscriber at the $8 or $15 USD levels! You’ll get immediate access to more than 5,200 formulas and posts along with this Zoom workshop and the previous ones. ($15 subscribers also get a free copy of my monthly e-book.) We’re completely ad-free with no affiliate links, sponsored posts, pop ups, or AI!

As we move into summer here in the Northern Hemisphere, I thought I'd share some tips & techniques about temperature and formulating.

What are the most important temperatures for formulators?

🌡️ 72.5˚C (162.5˚F) - our heated oil or water phase, the temperature at which almost all of our triglycerides and fatty acids have melted.

🌡️ 40˚C to 45˚C (104˚F to 114˚F) - our cool down phase, the phase into which we add fragrance/essential oils, some preservatives, heat sensitive ingredients, and those added after the emulsion has formed

🌡️ 37˚C (98.6˚F) - body temperature, important when applying products to our skin

🌡️ 18˚C to 24˚C (64.4˚F to 76˚F) - room temperature, important when storing or transporting products

Join me on the site at swiftcraftymonkey.blog to learn more about each of these temperatures and why they’re important for avoiding grains, stabilizing lotions, storing oils and butters, and more so you can create more awesome products!

* Plus you’ll learn how easy it is to melt BTMS in a double boiler as a bonus!