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I found Matin Impex from a friend. I liked the quality of their moulds. I got two FOs from Veda oils and they were good, smells good. I buy EOs from them regularly.

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This is a really interest thread you have started. Thank you.

I am looking for suppliers for lip flavour oils. theartconnect looks like the cheaper option. If anyone has purchased their raw materials with them, could you please drop in a review? TIA

I wanted make my soaps palm free. Not having access to lard or tallow, I went to learn more about mahua oil/Mowrah butter. This led to a lot of research, screen time, headaches and NO actual soap making. So I didn't want to waste my time on Mahua anymore. Bought sustainable palm oil and started...

Hey Dawni, Thank you for such a detailed response. So SAP values may vary based on different factors. Good to know that. So I need to make test batches and stick with a good supplier. I have bought Carrier Oils, Butters and Essential Oils from Veda Oils. They even gave me more than the...

I am a newbie too. Started making soaps in June. I used Ruchi gold for all my recipes until I recently realised its palmolein and not palm oil. It's fine. Just Select Palmolein in Soapcalc and use it. SF is Superfat. Check this out for more details about SF...

Hey, Welcome to the forum. I made a test batch with 10,15, 20 % Mahua Oil. All three worked fine. 20% was harder comparatively. It did not accelerate my trace. But with respect to Rancidity, I made it with 5% SF. It has been 2 Months. No DOS till now. I used "Mowrah Butter" in soap calc for...

I am new to soap making. But I have used this for quite a few batches now. The soap turned out great. Is this the colour of the Mahua oil you have? There is refined and unrefined. Be sure to check that with your supplier.

Mahua oil is also called as Mowrah butter and infinite other regional names. Soapcalc says Mowrah Butter NaOH - 0.138 SAP

Recipe 1: Sweet Almond Oil 5% Castor Oil 5% Coconut Oil 30% Mowrah Butter 15% Neem Oil 5% Olive Oil 40% Basil and Lemongrass EO 2:1 French green clay Lye flakes Aloe vera juice instead of water 35% Lye concentration 5% superfat Recipe 2: Sweet Almond Oil 5% Castor Oil 5% Coconut Oil 25% Mowrah...

Hey everyone, I am a newbie from India. I recently moved into 1000g loaf moulds from small cavities square moulds. I made 1000g oils batch twice, I could see white spots both the time. For the first one, 45% hard oils 55% soft oils 5%Superfat 35% lye concentration French green clay - 2 tsp...

After a lot of research, I concluded Mahua oil is Mowrah butter. With reference to the fatty acid value comparison between Soapcalc's Mowrah butter and Wikipedia page for Mahua oil. Soap Calc for Mowrah butter: palmitic: 24, stearic: 22, oleic: 36, linoleic: 15 Wikipedia for Mahua oil: Fatty...