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Black Seed Oil – Making Homemade Soap

Black Seed Oil comes from the flowering plant, Nigella Sativa, found in southwest Asia. This plant grows about twelve inches tall, has thread like leaves with delicate, pale, blue and white flowers. The large fruit of this plant contains follicles, each containing numerous seeds. These seeds are pressed into oil.The Nigella Sativa has been used Read more

Black Seed Oil – Making Homemade Soap

Black Seed Oil comes from the flowering plant, Nigella Sativa, found in southwest Asia. This plant grows about twelve inches tall, has thread like leaves with delicate, pale, blue and white flowers. The large fruit of this plant contains follicles, each containing numerous seeds. These seeds are pressed into oil.The Nigella Sativa has been used Read more

Saponification – Making Homemade Soap

What is saponification? It is a scientific term, often, used when making homemade soap. Saponification is a chemical reaction that occurs between oil and lye. What is it important? Each soap making oil has certain saponification values and properties which contribute to more than making soap. These oils help to form many homemade skin care [...] Read more