LIQUID SOAP PRODUCTION - How To Produce Liquid Soap In Africa

Liquid soap is one of our daily consumption for washing plates and other washable items in Africa.
Do you know you can produce it yourselves when you source for the materials needed to produce it for personal use or for sales purpose (selling in your shops or at home)
How to produce liquid soap in Africa?

Here is the step by step instruction on how to produce liquid soap either for your own needs or for selling purpose in Africa.

How to produce liquid soap for dishwashing

and home cleaning in Africa?

Items needed:

*Measuring bowl

*Cans

*Gloves

*Spoon

*Bottles

*Water

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How to produce liquid soap in Africa?

For 40 liters measurement of liquid soap you will need these materials below:

Materials needed

6-16 teaspoons - Sodium Laurate

Sulphate (SLS);

480 g. - C.M.C (Carboxy methyl cellulos)/

Antisol/ Nitrosol;

10 – 20 teaspoons – Texapon;

2 l. - Sulphonic Acid;

165 g. - Caustic Soda;

35 l. – water;

245 g. - Soda Ash;

6-16 teaspoons - Formaline (may not

use);

10-20 teaspoons - Sodium

Tripoyphosphate (S.T.P.P);

colorant and a perfume (fragrance)

Steps

Soften the caustic soda with 2 liters of water

and leave one hour or for overnight. Soften

soda ash in 2 liters of water and leave for

one hour or for overnight. Flow sulphonic

acid into measuring bowl, add texapon, for

pleasant smell of your liquid soap add a

perfume (fragrance), then add 10 liters of

water, after that stir carefully for 10

minutes. Soften the SLS with 1.25 liters of

water. Soften the STPP with 1.25 liters of

water too. Add nitrosol. If to use Carboxy

methyl cellulos instaed, please make certain

that it is soften in 10 liters of water for 2 days before soap making. Add soften caustic soda

and stir carefully, then add soften soda ash and again mix accurately. If you decided to use also formaline, add it then. Add soften S.T.P.P and blend well, add then soften SLS

and stir again. To have relevant color add colorant and stir.

Now it is a high time to add water, the

amount of which depends on the wished texture of the soap.

Note: it is Advisable to leave the mishmash for one day and after that it's ready to be used.