Monday, 11 April 2016

How to make liquid soap

Having seen a lot of soap making procedures, i decided to share with you the one i tried out and loved in my home made soap experiences.

Chemicals Required:
25litres of water
1/4kg of cmc
1/4kg of texapon
1/4kg of caustic acid
1litre of sulphonic acid
1/2kg of soda ash
colourant (to taste)
fragrance
100g of citric acid
60ml of glycerin (optional)

Procedure
  • soak cmc with 20litres of water for at least 24hours
  • pour caustic soda into 3litres of water, stir properly and leave for some minutes
  • pour soda ash into 2litres of water and stir
  • pour the sulphonic acid inside a bucket, add texapon and stir together till it turns to a chocolate colour
  • pour the properly stirred caustic soda into the mixture
  • pour the soda ash too
  • stir properly
  • add the mixture into the cmc container
  • add citric acid, glycerin, colour and fragrance
  • stir all together until it blends
note: you may need to sieve your cmc if it has lumps and not smooth


cmc-carboxymethyl cellulose is used as a thickner
texapon- acts as cleaning agents due to their stong washing perfomance and foaming properties
caustic soda- is used for pH regulation
sulphonic soda-Because of their high acidity, sulfonic acids are often soluble in water or exhibit detergent-like properties.
soda ash-pH regulator and water softener
glycerin-improves smoothness and provides lubrication
citric acid-natural preservative