Liquid soap use in Nigeria is on the high use presently as many prefer to use it to wash cloth and kitchen utensils because it requires less energy. Liquid soap production in Nigeria is a good business one can venture into with less capital and start making huge money with few months. The process of formulating liquid soap remains as that of the other solid soap only that it exist as liquid. The base of the product is water. The quantity of water that is required for the production of a given volume of detergent is relatively high. It is necessary to have a good source of water supply when you want to venture into liquid soap production. In this post I will be sharing with you a step by step guide on how to produce liquid wash for home use or for the public.
Requirement For Liquid Soap- Mixing bowl
- Buckets
- Hand glove
- Wooden spoon
- Container
- Water
- Nitrosol/Antisol/C.M.C(Carboxy methyl cellulos )…………….…….2 tin Milk cup (Very Full)
- Sulphonic Acid………………………………………………………………………. 2 Litre
- Caustic Soda………………………………………………………………………….. 2/3 tin milk cup
- Soda Ash………………………………………………………………………………...1 tin milk cup
- Texapon…………………………………………………………………………………. 11 - 20 teaspoonfuls
- Formaline(optional)…………………………………………………………………6-16 teaspoonfuls (optional)
- Perfume(fragrance)……………………………………………………………….. As desired
- SLS( Sodium Laurate Sulphate)……………………………………………… 11-20 teaspoonfuls
- Sodium Tripoyphosphate(S.T.P.P)..............................................11-20 teaspoonfuls
- Colorant………………………………………………………………………………….. As desired
- Water……………………………………………………………………………………… 35litres
- Dissolve the caustic soda with 2 litres of water and all to stay for 30minutes to 1hr or over night.
- Dissolve soda ash in 2 litre of water and allow to stay for 30min/hr or over night.
- Get your sulphonic acid, pour inside an empty bowl, add your perfume(fragrance) to it and the texapon, then add like 10litres of water and stir very well for about 5-10minutes
- Dissolve the SLS with 5 tin milk cup of water
- Dissolve the STPP with 5 tin milk cups of water also
- Get the Nitrosol but if is C.M.C you are using, make sure it is dissolved 2 days to the preparation of the soap with 10litres of water. If you are using Nitrosol, It is used instantly(as in, no need soaking it down)
- Get the Nitrosol that has been dissolved in water or the c.mc, that has been dissolved for 2 days to the preparation of the soap.
- Add the dissolved Sulphonic acid, texapon and perfume to either Nitrosol or C.M.C depending on the one you are using and stir very well
- Add already dissolved Caustic soda and stir very well.
- Add the already dissolved soda ash and stir properly
- Add formalin to the content and stir properly.
- Add the dissolved S.T.P.P and Stir Add the dissolved SLS to the Content
- Dissolve you colorant in water and ensure that the colorant is completely dissolved, then add it to the solution and stir thoroughly
- Add some quantity of water to the mixture, depending on the thickness of the mixture. Leave the mixture for some hours or preferably till the following day and then package for use.