Liquid soap is fast gaining popularity as a substitute for other conventional detergents in. Even since its conception, this genius idea has given detergent manufacturing companies a run for their money, and it hasn’t been easy for them to deal with competition. Learning how to make soap is one of the skills that every person needs to learn as it will help you save money and even become a source of income for the household. The project can also bring additional income as you will be able to sell the surplus soap you manufacture.

How to Make Liquid Soap – Simple Life Hacks You Need to Know

Very few people are aware of how to make a liquid soap. Before getting to it, however, you need to understand that it may not be as simple as the cold hard pressing procedure you could be used to. Liquid soap making is more complicated and requires that you exercise a lot of precision to achieve results. Instead of sodium hydroxide that used in bar soaps, liquid soaps will require you to use potassium hydroxide to saponify the liquid soap.

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Before you learn the steps on how to make liquid soap in Kenya, you need to have the following essential ingredients.

• 500mls of sodium lauryl ether sulfate
• 500g of sodium chloride /normal salt or iodized salt
• 500mls of cocodiethanolamide
• 20gms of a water-soluble dye
• 40mls of benzalkonium chloride
• 20mls of fragrance to Perfume the soap
• 20 liters of distilled water
• Medium sized basin
• 500ml pet bottles for packaging and storing the final product
• Gas stove to boil the water
• Pot for boiling water
• Measuring pots and cups to measure water and ingredients
• Plastic ladle to mix

How to Make Liquid Soap at Home

Once you have collected all the tools and components needed to complete the soap making procedure, the next step is to understand how to put the ingredients together. Here are the necessary steps to follow.

4. Add in the other remaining ingredients and stir until properly mixed and dissolved.

5. Let the mixture cool until the point bubbles subside. Add the 15 liters of cold water to the mixture until well mixed. Once cooled you can put them in the PET bottles. You can brand them as you want. Be careful when choosing a brand as this may affect your marketing strategy.

How to Make Liquid Bath Soap

It’s also possible to make liquid bath soap at home. The ingredients to use will be different and vary according to your preference and choices. Here, we’ll focus on how to make honey liquid soap. The ingredients include:

• ½ cupful of castile soap (liquid)
• ½ cupful of raw honey
• ½ cupful of coconut oil
• 20 drops of the essential oil you prefer

The procedure involves combining all the highlighted ingredients and mixing them slowly. You will then transfer the mixture to a pump bottle or squee

Important Things to Remember

If you are making liquid bathing soap for the first time, it’s advisable that you begin with the simple recipes. Most of the liquid bathing soaps that are made without water may be used for a few months. However, those that use water or coconut milk are more perishable as they may harbor bacteria that may render the mixture unsafe. Finally, you may discover that your homemade liquid bathing soap won’t lather. However, this doesn’t mean that your soap doesn’t work. You can add more glycerin if you want to achieve sudsy lather.

Making life affordable and more manageable for yourself is something you should consider by learning some of these simple tricks that actually work. You don’t have to spend money buying soaps from the supermarkets and other beauty stores when you can make great soap at the comfort of your home.

Source: TUKO.co.ke

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