The first product I would want to talk about is the production of LAUNDRY SOAP.
As the name implies, laundry soap is the type of soap that is mostly used for cleaning our laundries. It should have good foaming ability in order to clean the cloths properly. It is important to note that there are so many soaps in the market, but with the formulation given below and with good packaging, you can be sure to beat the competition.
Here are the equipments needed for the production
Mixer with stirrer
Casting molds
Heater
Cutter (knife)
Shaping machine
Stamping machine
Hydrometer
Weighing scale
Measuring container
Packaging materials
Note that these equipments are only required when you want to go into large scale production. For beginners, you can start producing with basic household tools and a few other cheap stuff. You will find these in the video tutorial.
FORMULATION
Chemicals and their Quantity
Caustic Soda 1KG
Palm kernel oil 6 LITERS
Soda ash 0.5KG
Silicate 160 LITERS
Sodium sulphate 160 LITERS
Colorant TO TASTE
Water 4.5 LITERS
Fragrance TO TASTE
Forming agent TO TASTE
PROCEDURE
Prepare the caustic soda solution by dissolving 1kg of caustic soda in 4.5 litres of water; confirm that it was a density of 1275kg/m3. Allow the solution to stand and blend for at least 3 days. Please ensure that you leave them to stand for this time or even more (the longer the better), to avoid your soap being corrosive to the users’ skin and cloths.
Add the soda ash to the caustic soda solution, stirring vigorously until well blended.
Add the colorant to the solution and continue stirring
Add all the palm kernel oil to the mixture and continue stirring vigorously in a clockwise direction only for some time
Add the forming agent and silicate and continue stirring
Add the fragrance and pour into molds and allow solidification for 24 hours
Stamp, shape and package and you are ready for the market
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