Recent content by Mariam Hanif

What about Kalonji Oil. I think you might get it cheap in India.

It was only one bar of oat soap that developed mold. I still have some bars of the same batch which are doing just fine. I am definitely going to try what amd suggested and post my findings here.

After the soap is cut, we put them on shelves that has good air circulation. We make sure that the soap has cured for a minimum of 6 weeks before using them. We do not move them from those shelves after 6 weeks since we want to see how time period of curing affects our soaps from the same batch...

"I'm puzzled -- I don't see why that is a problem. In summer, my coconut oil can be liquid too. It makes no difference whether coconut oil is liquid or solid -- when it is turned into soap, it's going to be solid." I don't find an issue with it either. Mostly all the tutorials that we see...

Its Mold Oh okay. We will definitely try it. Can you also explain "draggy"? What is chemically happening that is resulting these two ingredients into stripping the skin of its oils. These oils contain the following fatty acids, maybe that might help you understand the nature: Nigella Seed...

In our first few batches of soap, we never used preservatives. We didn't use preservatives even when we started superfatting (never above 5%) our soaps and used food purees, or honey or milk. But after a few months, samples from those batches started developing molds, therefore we started using...

The soap is 8 weeks old! We were experimenting with unusual combinations of oil, which in this case is not using a hard oil. We expected the soap to not have enough lather but very emollient and sticky due to the high content of beeswax and castor oil. After 6 weeks of curing, the soap is...

Thank you so much for replying and trying! You too from Karachi or just visiting?

Oh sorry! My bad! Should have mentioned that it is a solid bar soap. NaOH = 87g

Hey! I would really appreciate if anyone could help me in understanding as to why my soap is so drying. The intent of making such a soap was to see how it would turn out without the use of any hard oils. It was our first time of using beeswax. The recipe used was: Olive Oil: 260g Castor Oil...

Hey! Thank you all for the input. We do not use preservatives in our soap since its just pure soap. But now I am looking forward to adding natural colorants such as spinach. Due to this addition I will need to add preservatives.

Hello, I am looking into adding preservatives into my liquid and bar soaps. From online research I have found names like Optiphen and Germabin etc. but it is difficult for me to access these brand names in Pakistan. Generic chemicals are easily available. Do you guys have any suggestion for...