PRODUCTION OF SOAPS, DETERGENTS AND LAUNDRY PRODUCTS....CONTINUE READING
Introduction
Cleanliness, they said is next to godliness. This adage emphasizes the overwhelming important of keeping one’s body, clothing and environment clean. Soap is a product of the reaction between sodium hydroxide and oil or fatty acid. Nevertheless, there are many Soapless detergents that find application in different cleaning processes.
You can make millions producing any of these products I will teach you under this chapter, as everybody make use of one type of soap or the other at least once or twice everyday. Only have faith in your products, dare to be unique and the sky will be your starting point.
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 be able to clean the cloths well. It is important to note that there are so many soaps in the markets, but with the formulation given you below and good packaging you can be sure to beat the competition.
Also do not be so frugal with the fragrance and ensure that you choose a very good fragrance as it helps in attracting people to your products. Also choose a colour that will be appealing and enticing, this is where you exercise your creativity in order to ensure that you are ahead of others.
Equipments: Mixer with stirrer, casting moulds, heater, cutter( knife) , shaping machine, stamping machine, Hydrometer, weighing scale, measuring container and packaging materials.
PRODUCTION OF TOILET SOAP
Toilet soaps are soaps that are mainly used for bathing, and as such must be foamy and have a very nice fragrance with a nice colouring. It must also feel good on the skin. It is primarily made from soap base with the addition of other additives that are added to improve it.
Equipment: Same as in production of laundry soap.
Formation Table:
S/n Chemical Quantity
1 Palm kernel oil 2.8 litre
2 Caustic soda solution. 3 litres
3 Coconut oil 2 litres
4 Bleached palm oil 1 litre
5 Sodium silicate. 1 litre
6 Colourant To taste
7 Perfume. To taste
Procedure:-
1. Prepare the Caustic soda solution as done in the laundry soap production above.
2. Pour all the oil into the mixer and start heating.
3. When it is warm add colourant and mix properly till uniformly blend.
4. Add the Caustic soda solution and continue boiling and stirring.
5. When all have blended, add sodium silicate and turn and off the heater.
6. When the temperature drops add the fragrance.
7. Stir slowly and pour into moulds.
8. Allow to harden for 6-8 hours.
9. Shape, stamp and package for the market.
PRODUCTION OF MEDICATION SOAP
Medicated soaps are also used for bathing, but in addition to the other thing added to the toilet soap it also contains other additives that help to kill germs and other micro organisms. They can also have many other functions like skin toning, age defying etc, depending on the other thing that are added to the soap base.
Equipment:- Same as in the production of laundry soap.
Formulation Table.
S/n Chemical Quantity
1 Palm kernel oil. 2.8 Iitres
2 Caustic soda solution 3 litres
3 Coconut oil 2 litre
4 Bleached palm oil 1 litre
5 Sodium silicate 1 litre
6 Colourant To taste
7 Perfume To taste
8 Glycerin. ¼ litre
9 Pink oil ⅛
10 Tricolans 1 tablespoon
Procedure:-
1. Prepare the Caustic soda solution and the soda ash solution as described in laundry soap production. Ensure that the densities of the solution are as stated.
2. Dissolve magnesium sulphate and borax separately with small amount of water to form paste.
3. Pour the oils into the mixer and start stirring.
4. Add the colourant to the oil and stir very well.
5. Pour the Caustic soda solution and the soda ash solution into the oil and continue stirring.
6. Add the silicate and continue stirring.
7. Then add glycerin, pink oil, Tricolans and fragrance.
8. Continue stirring until all the chemicals have mixed very well.
9. Pour into soap moulds and allow to solidify.
10. Shape, stamp and package for the market.
PRODUCTION OF POWDERY DETERGENT
Powdery soap are mostly used in the washing of cloth, mopping of floors and many other application that the own might deem fit. You are advice to ensure that keep strictly to the formulation.
Equipment:- Same as in the production of laundry soap, drier and pulverizer.
Formulation Table:-
S/n Chemical Quantity
1 P.K. O or fatty acid 4 litres
2 Caustic soda solution. 2 litres
3 Soda ash solution 2 litres
4 Hydrogen peroxide(H²O²) ¼litre
5 Ammonium 1/10
6 Industrial salts (Na²CO³) ½ litre
7 Colourant To taste
8 Perfume To taste
9 Foaming Agent 1 litre.
Procedure:-
1. Prepare the Caustic soda solution and soda ash solution as described in the production of laundry soap and ensure that the density is at stated value. Allow to stand for three day (72 hours) minimum. You can all it to stand for more that 3 days if you want but should not use when it is not up to 3 days too. The reason why some powdery soap is corrosive is because the Caustic soda did not blend long enough in water before starting the production process.
2. Pour the P.K.O into the mixer and add the colourant and stir till the two blend well.
3. Add the soda solution and Caustic soda solution to the mixture and continue stirring.
4. Add the hydrogen peroxide, ammonium, industrial salt, faoming agent and the perfume into the mixture above.
5. Pour into a dryer for drying or spread under the sun to dry.
6. After drying pulverize or gate and then sieve.
7. Package into sachets for market.
PRODUCTION OF LIQUID DETERGENT
These is very powerful cleaning agents, of course detergent are far more powerful than the ordinary soap. It can be used for a variety of things ranging from laundry to dish washing. You can start the production with even a small amount of money. It is also very easy and straightforward process.
Equipment:- Mixer, weighing scale, graduated cylinder, stirrer.
Formation Table:-
S/n Chemical Quantity
1 CDEA. .5kg
2 STPP .3kg
3 Table salt (NaCl²) 75 gm
4 SLES. 1 kg
5 Fragrance. To taste
6 Colourant To taste
7 Water. 8.5 Iitres
Procedure:-
1. Measure out the required quantity of all the chemicals.
2. Put the SLES into the mixer and add little water to it.
3. Stir to smoothness.
4. To the solution above add .5kg of CDEA and continue stirring to smoothness. Add water occasionally, as the need arise.
5. Put the STPP in a separate water and stir well.
6. Add the STPP solution into the mixer and continue stirring.
7. Dissolve the salt in little amount of water and add to the mixer while maintaining the stirring.
8. Add the perfume and continue stirring.
9. Package the detergent in the right container and start smiling to the Bank.
PRODUCTION OF CAR WASH SOLUTION.
Many people might not know that it is not advisable to wash their cars with ordinary soap or detergent. It tends to weaken the paint on the car and subsequently leads to corrosion of the weakened parts. The best solution for washing cars is a specially formulated car wash-solution. This single formula can change your financial status as the product is not enough to meet the ever increase demand for it.
Equipment:- Same as in the production of liquid detergent.
Formulation Table
S/n Chemical Quantity
1 Antisol or parasol 1.5 kg
2 Light Soda ash. ½ kg
3 Sulphoric acid 1.5 litre
4 Colourant As desired
5 Fragrance As desired
6 Water. 23 litres
7 Formalin ⅛ litres
Procedure:-
1. Soak the Antisol over night and stir till uniformly blend.
2. Dissolve the soda ash in little quantity of water.
3. Add the soda ash solution to the Antisol and continue stirring vigorously.
4. Add the sulphoric acid to the mixtures and continue stirring.
5. Dissolve the colourant in the water and add the water to the mixture.
6. Continue stirring until it blends smoothly.
7. Package for the market.
PRODUCTION OF DISH WASHING SOLUTION
Dish washing solution is used for washing out stains and greases from our dishes and pots. There are well known to the ladies who cannot do without it. There are many brands of dish washing solution in the market, each producer choose the formula that is best suited for him or her. The formula I will give you is such that will produce a very high quality product, while still ensuring that you make as much money as possible. Start now to produce this money making product before you know it, you will be competing with morning fresh.
Equipment:- Same as in the production of liquid detergent.
Formulation Table.
S/n Chemical Quantity
1 Antisol or parasol 1.5 kg
2 Light Soda ash. ½ kg
3 Sulphoric acid 1.5 litres
4 Colourant As desired
5 Fragrance As desired
6 Water. 23 litres
7 Formalin ⅛ Litres
8 Table salt 100 gram
Procedure:-
1. Soak the Antisol over night and stir till uniformly blend.
2. Dissolve the soda ash in little quantity of water.
3. Add the soda ash solution to the Antisol and continue stirring vigorously.
4. Add the sulphoric acid and the table salt to the mixtures and continue stirring
5. Dissolve the colourant in the water and then add the water to the mixture.
6. Continue stirring until it blends smoothly.
7. Package for the market.
PRODUCTION OF BLEACH
Bleach is used in laundry to enhancing the cleaning of cloths. It helps to remove stains and keep the cloth sparkling white. It is a household commodity that is very easily produced.
Equipment:- Weighing scale plastic bowl, sieve, stirring rod, graduated measure.
Formulation Table
S/n Chemical Quantity
1 HTH ( chlorine). 3.25kg
2 Sodium hydroxide 2.5
3 Soda ash 1.5kg
4 Water 93 Iitres
5 S.T.P.P 1.8 kg
6 Sodium carbonate 10 litres
Procedure:-
1. Weight out the HTH into the bowl.
2. Add 2.5 kg of sodium hydroxide, 1.5 kg of soda ash and 1.86 kg of STTP and mix together.
3. Add 10 litres of water and allow standing for 5 hours.
4. Add the remaining 83 litres of water and stir well.
5. Allow to stand for 24 hours and sieve.
6. Add alum to coagulate any residue that might still be in the bleach.
7. Filter and package.
Marketing Tips
Bleach does not expire so soon. I will advise you to package in 4 ltres Jerry Can and supply to hospitals, dry cleaners and launders and to families, members of your church and neighbours. When you have enough capital, you can now prepare good label and more attractive container to be display at super markets and other shops and compete with the companies.
PRODUCTION OF TILE CLEANER
This is an aqueous liquid that is used in the cleaning of tiles and other ceramic surfaces. You just have to dab your wet tiles surface with the solution and leave it for 30 minutes. Then mop it clean with a damp cloth and see how clean the tiles will be. It is a hot cake in the market as a very home has area in their house that is covered with tiles; either in their kitchen, bathroom, toilet or even the whole house floor. Tap into this cash cow and you will smiling to the Bank within very short period of time. You may also add a little fragrance to the tile cleaner in other to help you beat your competitors in the market.
Equipment:- Weighing scale, mixing chamber, measuring cylinders, sieving machine and stirrer.
Formulation Table
S/n Chemical Quantity
1 HTH 1 Kg
2 Sodium Hydroxide ½ kg
3 Sodium carbonate 1 kg
4 Water 30 litres
5 Hydrogen peroxide ¼ litres.
Procedure:-
1. Weigh 1 kg of HTH into bowl.
2. Weigh out ½ kg of sodium hydroxide and 1 kg of sodium carbonate into the same bowl.
3. Add 5 litres of water and stir very well.
4. Leave it for 3 hours and add the remaining 25 litres of water.
5. Stir very well and leave for over night.
6. Sieve out and add the hydrogen peroxide.
7. Stir well and package.
PRODUCTION OF STAIN REMOVER
The stain remover is a powerful laundry product that is well known by those who care about their cloth and wants it to remains as stainless as ever. It is much more powerful than the bleach and help remove very stubborn stains that bleach cannot remove. Have you ever wondered what the secret of the laundries and dry cleaners are, here is the secret – Stain remover.
You can start producing for the dry cleaners around you, you can also produce and supply to your neighbors and friends. There is unlimited market for this products as many people are still at loose on what to do as regards some of their cloths that have been stained. Drop the stain remover on the affected parts of the cloths and soak it for 30 minutes then to ensure stain free cloths. It works like magic and is recommended for every person.
Equipment:-
Weighing scale, calibrated measurement vessels, mixing chamber.
Formulation Table.
S/n Chemical Quantity
1 Acetone. 6 litres
2 Ethanol(Alchohol) 3 litres
3 Oxalic Acid 1 kg
Procedure:-
1. Measure out 6 litres acetone into the mixing chamber.
2. Add 3 litres of ethanol to it.
3. Add 1 kg of oxalic acid and leave it for 3 days.
4. Stir and sieve
5. Package for the market.
PRODUCTION OF TOILET CLEANER SOLUTION
Equipment:- Weighing scale, mixing chamber, measuring cylinders, sieving machine, stirrer.
Formulation Table
S/n Raw material Quantity
1 HTH 1 kg
2 Sodium hydroxide ½ kg
3 Sodium carbonate 1 kg
4 Water 30 litres
5 Hydrogen peroxide ¼ kg
6 Antisol or parasol 1.5 kg
7 Light soda ash. ½ kg
8 Sulphoric acid 1.5 kg
9 Colourant As desired
10 Fragrance. As desired
11 Formalin ⅛ litres
Procedure:-
1. Soak the Antisol over night and stir till uniformly blend.
2. Dissolve the soda ash in little quantity of water.
3. Add the soda ash solution to the Antisol and continue stirring vigorously.
4. Add the sulphoric acid to the mixture and continue stirring.
5. Dissolve the colourant in 20 litres of water and then add the water to the mixture.
6. Continue stirring until it blends smoothly.
7. Weight 1 kg of HTH into a bowl.
8. Weight out ½ kg of sodium hydroxide and 1 kg of sodium carbonate into the Same bowl.
9. Add 5 litres of water and stir very well.
10. Leave it for 3 hours and add the remaining 5 litres of water.
11. Stir very well and leave over night.
12. Sieve out and add the hydrogen peroxide.
13. Stir well and add to the solution from 6 above.
14. Stir well and package for market.
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