At Rs 499 Per 100 Gram, Donkey Milk Soap Hogs The Limelight At Organic Festival In Chandigarh
Most soaps are made of milk, Kesar, jasmine, rose and the like, but soaps made from donkey¡¯s milk became the attraction at the sixth edition of ¡®Women Of India Organic Festival¡¯ in Chandigarh. The Delhi-based startup ¡®Organiko¡¯ became the sensation at the exhibition.
Most soaps are made of milk, Kesar, jasmine, rose and the like, but soaps made from donkey¡¯s milk became the attraction at the sixth edition of ¡®Women Of India Organic Festival¡¯ in Chandigarh. The Delhi-based startup ¡®Organiko¡¯ became the sensation at the exhibition.
The soap stall was flooded with people and they even bought the 100-gram soap worth Rs 499 out of curiosity. Expressing her happiness over the response to the festival, Maneka Gandhi said that the participants managed to sell most of their products.
The founder of ¡®Organiko¡¯, Pooja Kaul, said the pilot project for making these soaps was started at Solapur in Maharashtra in 2017.
Rishabh, the co-founder of ¡®Organiko¡¯, said donkey¡¯s milk consists of many medicinal properties. It has anti-aging, anti-wrinkle properties and protects from bacterial infections. He added that donkey¡¯s milk is one of the costliest kinds of milk at Rs 2,000 per litre.
¡°Donkey¡¯s milk commands a premium price because it has medicinal properties and one donkey gives maximum one liter of milk a day,¡± he told PTI. Organiko was started in April 2018, collaborated with 10 families who own 25 donkeys in Ghaziabad to manufacture these soaps, Rishabh explained.
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¡°The demand for our products is maximum in southern states like Tamil Nadu and Karnataka where people are much aware of the benefits of donkey milk,¡± he said, adding that they are selling these soaps through outlets in Jaipur and Delhi. "We will soon come out with a face wash and a moisturizer made with donkey milk,¡± he said.
