Product Review: Al-Mujalbaba Recycled Hijabs and Cotton Niqab!

Assalaamu alaikum!

Today's review is al-Mujalbaba's recycled hijabs, a product most don't know they offer, and a cotton niqab.

So, Jenneh over at al-Mujalbaba sells green and recycled hijabs. What this means is she takes the leftovers of fabric from when she is making her normal scarves, and she sews the scraps together to create full-size and individually unique scarves. The ones she sent us were all made of chiffon, but each scarf is unique and beautiful.

She makes them in standard rectangle, long rectangle, and maxi hijab sizes. She also creates square scarves. Her designs mix solid colors, patterns, and both.

All of the chiffon scarves were extremely lightweight and breathable, even for my co-wife, who overheats extremely easily.

Speaking of overheating... Jenneh sent a cotton niqab specifically for Eliza to test out and see how it worked for sisters who overheat and have asthma. You can see me wearing the niqab at the top of the post. Unfortunately, the material used wasn't very breathable, even for me (and I'm used to niqab and have them in different fabrics). This caused it to be hard to breathe and made Eliza and I nauseous, hot, and lightheaded when we both wore it (for periods of time lasting only about 15 minutes each). The good thing, though, is my previous complaint regarding the elastic being far too large has been fixed!

Here you can see the difference: The black niqab is the original elastic size I was sent a year ago, which didn't even fit on my Husband's (rather large) head. The middle is the elastic on the new niqab sent to me. The burgundy at the bottom is the size of the elastic where I altered it to fit my head (which is quite small). So the new elastic size is perfect for the average Muslimah and still fits on smaller sisters and adolescents, in shaa Allah.

Here you can see how the niqab fits me. Loose and comfortable due to my size, but nowhere near as loose as the older ones.

Overall, I was happy with this shipment. I was super excited to learn about the green and recycled hijabs, which you can buy here for $3 to $5. I can't wait for the next shipment from al-Mujalbaba, which will, in shaa Allah, include green and recycled hijabs made of georgette, which is a slightly heavier fabric than chiffon but which is used in her niqabs.

Jazakum Allahu kheiran! Please let me know if there is anything else you would like to see!

Sajida.