DEVELOPMENT OF SOAP FOR DOMESTIC CANINE PET USING FISH OIL

Fish oil is oil derived from the tissues of fishes. Fish oil is also obtained as by product from fishmeal processing unit. The fish oil is used in cosmetic industry because of the reduction in transepidermal water loss, which can reduce the skin barrier function deficiency and upregulation of proliferative keratin. Fish oil based therapy is reported to treat photo aging, skin cancer, dermatitis, etc. The various oil soaps are produced for skin care but usage of fish oil in production of soap is scarce and limited. By usage of fish oil enriched soap the skin transepidermal loss can be reduced and keratin can be maintained in the skin.

The oil is extracted from the fish and it was blended with glycerin based lye with rose flavoring agent of 1 %, then hot blended base is poured to mold and allowed to solidify. After solidification the soap is removed from the mold and subjected to various test like Total Fatty Matter (TFM) test, pH, foaming capacity and effect of disinfection.

The domestic canine pet soap prepared with 5 % fish oil found to be good with regard to its physical and chemical properties.