VOCATIONAL SKILLS: HOW TO MAKE LIQUID SOAP

 

Items needed for 40 liters of liquid soap:

Measuring bowl, Cans, Gloves, Spoon, Bottles, Water

Chemicals you will need for 40 liters of liquid soap:

Ø  6-16 teaspoons – Sodium Laurate Sulphate (SLS);

Ø  480 g. – C.M.C (Carboxy methyl cellulos)/ Antisol/ Nitrosol;

Ø  10 – 20 teaspoons of Texapon

Ø  2 litres of Sulphonic Acid

Ø  165 g. – Caustic Soda

Ø  35 l. – water;

Ø  245 g. – Soda Ash –

Ø  6-16 teaspoons – Formaline (may not use)

Ø  10-20 teaspoons – Sodium Tripoyphosphate (S.T.P.P)

Ø  1/2 Laurel Rice

Ø  Coloring

Ø  Perfume (fragrance) if you desire

USES OF CHEMICALS USED IN LIQUID SODA MAKING:

v  Texapon: A Foaming Agent

v  STPP: It is a Cleanliness and Thickness AgentCaustic Soda: This is a Cleaning Agent. The smallest quantity to you can buy is ¼ . So divide that into four portions , use one portion and keep the rest . too much of caustic soda peels the hand

v  Laurel Rice is a foaming agent. ½ quantity is enough, just add it to your sulphonic acid

v  Natrosol : A Cleaning and Thickness Agent

v  Soda ash: A Cleaning Agent

v  Sulphonic Acid: A Foaming Agent

v  Formalin: A Preservative Agent. Formalin is a harmful chemical that causes cancer if abused. So use with care, very small quantity doesn’t harm. A cap of Eva table water will do or better still you can use Citric Acid, Benzoic Acid and Sodium

Steps on how to make liquid soap

1.      Mix small quantity of caustic soda in a bowl with 2 liters of water. Aim is to soften the caustic soda. Leave for one hour or for overnight.

2.      Mix the Soda ash with 2 liters of water in a different bowl. Aim is to soften the soda ash. Leave for one hour or for overnight.

3.      Soften the STPP by mixing with 1.25 liters of water in a third bowl.

4.      Soak the Laurel Rice/Rice in another bowl. You should have a total of four bowls.

5.      In a different bucket, add sulphonic acid followed by texapon. Mix the Sulphonic acid and the Texapon together until they are well dissolved.

6.      You should now have 5 mixtures all in different bowls, bucket. Leave them for 30 minutes so the chemicals dissolve properly.

7.      To make our liquid soap, now take a big bucket that can contain 30 litres of water and fill it half of it with clean water

8.      Gradually add the Natrozol into the 15 litres of water in the 30 litres bucket. Gently stir

9.      As you stir, gradually pour the contents of each small bowls into the big bucket containing Natrozol. Ensure you pour in contents o How to make liquid soap. That is bowl A before bowl B then bowl C before bowl D.

10.   Never stop stirring.

11.   Now pour the content of our first bucket into the big 30 litres bucket. Keep on stirring properly.

12.   Next is to add a little quantity of Formalin for preservative. Remember – it is optional, this chemical is dangerous. HANDLE WITH EXTREME CARE IF YOU INSIST ON USING IT.

13.   Now add colour to our liquid soap mixture, stir, add some perfume. Stir.

14.   There you have it! Your own liquid soap, proudly made by you.f the bowls in the order we mixed them. That is bowl A before bowl B then bowl C before bowl D.

15.   Never stop stirring.

16.   Now pour the content of our first bucket into the big 30 litres bucket. Keep on stirring properly.

17.   Next is to add a little quantity of Formalin for preservative. Remember – it is optional, this chemical is dangerous. HANDLE WITH EXTREME CARE IF YOU INSIST ON USING IT.

18.   Now add colour to our liquid soap mixture, stir, add some perfume. Stir.

There you have it! Your own liquid soap, proudly made by you.

 

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