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How To Make Laundry Bar Soap

Manny, April 17, 2008April 18, 2013

laundry bar soapMaking laundry bar soap can be a good business idea. You can also make laundry soap for house hold use so you will not have to buy it in the market. Below is the procedure on making the laundry soap made from coconut oil which is the main ingredient. Other materials needed can be bought from chemical stores or from ultima entrepinoy.

Materials/Ingredients (for 28 bars)

  • Coco oil – 8 kg
  • Caustic soda solution, 36oBe [30% solution] – 5 kg
  • Soda ash – 90 g
  • Salt – 48 g
  • Sodium silicate – 400 g
  • CDEA [coco diethanolamide] – 40 mL
  • Citronella oil – 20 mL
  • Water – 6 L

Equipment/Tools

  • Plastic pail – 16 L cap. [2]; 20 L cap. [1]
  • Hydrometer, 0-70oBe
  • Weighing scale – 10 kg
  • Wooden stirrer/manual or electric mixer
  • Moulder
  • Cutter
  • Spatula, stainless
  • Basin (large)
  • Graduated cylinder

Preparation of Materials

  • Caustic soda solution, 36oBe (30% solution)
  • Dissolve 2 kg caustic soda in 4.6 liters water. Cool to room temperature, check the concentration with the hydrometer, adjust (if necessary) and filter if needed before using.

Additives
Dissolve salt, soda ash and sodium silicate in 1.4 L of water.

Procedure on making the Laundry Bar Soap

  1. Measure or weigh carefully the required quantity of coco oil.
  2. Weigh the lye or caustic soda solution required (5 kg) and add slowly to the oil, stirring continuously for about 30-45 minutes until it attains the condensed milk-like consistency.
  3. Add the measured amounts of dissolved additives and CDEA (foam booster) with continuous stirring from 5-10 minutes more. Then add the essential oil with stirring. Stop stirring when the mixture attains a viscosity similar to condensed milk.
  4. Pour the homogenous viscous soap mixture into the moulder, allow to set at room temperature for 12 hours or until soap solidifies.
  5. Cut the soap into bars of suitable sizes with a string or wire attached to the wooden/metal cutter. Twenty-eight (28) bars will be produced. The soap is white or creamy white. Cut bar into 4 pieces and pack in a plastic bag.
  6. Allow to age from 7 to 10 days to complete the saponification reaction.

Source: mis.dost.gov.ph

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Comments (53)

  1. joy ken says:
    March 1, 2017 at 5:31 am

    glad you are here for me please.

    i have not understood the procedure properly..,can i reach you on phone to on videoto enable me learn physically?
    i really need more of your guidance …thanks joy

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  3. Musa says:
    April 5, 2014 at 4:17 am

    why is it that my bar soap always appears dry and kind of perforated with air particles in it? it is also very hard after the maturity (after about 5 days).

  4. kiseka says:
    September 19, 2013 at 4:30 pm

    hi
    Could you please teach me how to make laundry bar soap

  5. yeng navales says:
    May 22, 2012 at 3:39 am

    Actually i have tried the above formula but its not so hand friendly
    (i mean it dries my hands after using)but with due respect… i suggest anyone can make a simple recipe laundry bar soap following the same procedure like the above. You can try it in small amount first then multiply it should it be successful.

    Basic Soap Recipe For Beginners

    Coconut oil 25 oz (prepared in a separate vat)
    Water 10 oz
    Lye 4.4 oz
    Soap colorant 2-5 drops (optional)
    Scent oil 1/2 tsp (citronella is most commonly used but you can try lemon, or sampaguita oil as well)

    This is a great soap recipe for beginners because it will harden relatively fast and have good lather right off.

    First. in a vat or pail or bowl, mix lye in to the water and stir well until it dissolves… of course take so much care in handling the solution. it gets hot, but as for me i let it cool.

    Pour the lye solution over the oil, and mix thoroughly until it lightly traces… then add the scent oil and the colorant. Stir again until it leaves a heavier trace. then transfer into your molder. Let the saponification begin and wait until its hard enough to cut. Then cut and let it sleep for 2 weeks… there you have your simple laundry soap.

    1. Nana Ansah says:
      May 22, 2016 at 6:48 pm

      I thank you for the explanation.I will inform you if the procedure works for me as well.

  6. kasoma Hakim says:
    February 20, 2012 at 10:47 pm

    I got 1 of the recipes of making laundry bar soap but what is confusing me is: (caustic soda 360Be) explain to me what u meant by that.

  7. dingdong says:
    February 9, 2012 at 10:45 am

    hi gud day! im from south cotabato province and im interested on having a soap business and other small business that has a smaller amount of investment ranging from 10,000-30,000 starting capital

    i just want to solicit your assistance for me to start my first business.
    i am very interested especially on the soap making business. could you possibly assist us to start it right away? thanks and best regards

  8. Roswell Villarde says:
    January 19, 2012 at 10:05 pm

    Hello! Can you tell us the use of salt in making laundry soap bar?

  9. messi says:
    December 26, 2011 at 1:01 am

    i want to know the material osed for perfumed laundary soap. 10q

  10. hapi says:
    October 16, 2011 at 8:02 am

    how can i make a wooden moulder that will contain 4 bars of soap, how to make stamp of a soap and where can i get this materials here in nigeria?

  11. david walumbe wafula says:
    August 8, 2011 at 9:42 pm

    Hi. I am from Kenya, Africa. I am interest to make laundry bar soap and white in co-lour. What are the ingredients. How can l make lard at home? Looking forward for your reply.

  12. Adebayo Afeez says:
    July 28, 2011 at 1:30 am

    Sir is there any other general name for EDTA and Citronella oil for instanc like CDEA which is called foam boaster.

  13. Adebayo Afeez says:
    July 28, 2011 at 1:26 am

    Pls sir, in de preparation of laundry bar soap, do u mean we wil use coconut oil or palm kernel oil bcos a longtime gud producer of soap was confusing me dat he has been using palm kernel oil sinc he has started his soap making bcos de first day he used coconut oil, it doesnt do wel in de soap.

  14. honey says:
    July 27, 2011 at 8:58 pm

    hi ,thanks for every thing but also
    i want to start a small la undry soap industry but still need more training because i want to do the best and where to get the raw materials from.
    thanks

  15. Adebayo Afeez says:
    July 22, 2011 at 5:05 pm

    pls hw can i prepare moulder? Also lik hw much can i use as smal scale capital in dis soap business.

  16. Catherine says:
    June 11, 2011 at 11:19 pm

    Thnk you for info , I leave in Africa where by some of this product can be found, as I’m interested on this business what should I do, want to start making soap.

  17. marlou amoguis gilbuena says:
    June 10, 2011 at 4:59 pm

    Hello Sir Manuel,
    I am one of those interested in making the laundry soap business,I am just curious about the main ingredients which is coco oil. I would like to know if these ingredients is also available in chemical stores or we will be the one to extract this from coconut milk? or is it okay to use the oil for cooking? I hope you can help me… Thank you very much!

    Respetfully yours,
    marlou

    1. Manuel says:
      June 13, 2011 at 6:16 pm

      @marlou amoguis gilbuena
      I think you can use coconut based cooking oil because it is already deodorized and doesn’t have the coconut smell and taste like virgin coconut oil.

  18. Solo says:
    May 31, 2011 at 4:04 am

    First of all thank u in advance for ur kind help, and my first qusion is pleas tell me how to make a moulder from wood at least i need to mould 50 bar of soaps at once, and also tell me how to make the stamp of the soap, my second qusion is in making the soap can i use palm oil soap instead of coco nut oil, my third qusion is what other simpl things can i add instead of soda ash, sodium silicat and diethanol and citronella oil b/c it is expensive and difficult to find here in my country. Hope to hear from u.

  19. Solo says:
    May 31, 2011 at 4:01 am

    First of all thank u in advance for ur kind help, and my first qusion is pleas tell me how to make a moulder from wood at least i need to mould 50 bar of soaps at once, and also tell me how to make the stamp of the soap, my second qusion is in making the soap can i use palm oil soap instead of coco nut oil, my third qusion is what other simpl things can i add instead of soda ash, sodium silicat and diethanol. Hope to hear from u.

  20. shabeer says:
    May 26, 2011 at 11:22 am

    hello, i would like to know the advance technology for detergent bar making.

  21. blessing says:
    April 25, 2011 at 5:43 am

    am new in soap making and l want to understand something about the soap, like the fels napthe is it a chemical or a bar soap you have to grate first before you use it. please help.

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    March 25, 2011 at 2:26 pm

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  23. annalou centillas says:
    January 29, 2011 at 5:09 pm

    i just want to ask where i can buy those materials and chemicals because i really need it…meron bang bilihan dito niyan…in alabang…???

  24. mudivu elias says:
    January 11, 2011 at 10:03 pm

    dear members,

    I wish so much to start up this soap making its been my dream,bt due to funds I cant start it up bt currently am studing production management and I wish to go to soap companies to broden my soap knowladge.
    Please need yo help from zambia.

  25. Elijah goga says:
    January 9, 2011 at 11:09 am

    Hi. I am from kenya, Africa. I am interest to make laundry bar soap and white in colour. What are the ingredients. How can l make lard at home? Looking forward for your reply.

  26. lyn says:
    December 10, 2010 at 1:03 am

    gud evning po..im really interested of making laundry soap and i just want to ask where i can find this caustic soda solution,36oBe[30% solution] , give idea pls..thanks

  27. sheila gilbuena says:
    July 24, 2010 at 12:02 pm

    hi, i ‘m interested of making laundry soap, where can we buy the soap molder? and just want to know if those ingrdnts need to be cooked? thanks!!!!!!

    1. Manuel says:
      July 24, 2010 at 4:47 pm

      @sheila gilbuena
      No there is no cooking involved. Also the soap molder can be made out of wood which you can make yourself or someone you know who is good in woodcraft.

  28. caroline uy says:
    July 21, 2010 at 6:41 pm

    good evening, im really interested in soap making i would just like to know how to preserve the smell of the laundry soap. i started making a laundry soap but my problem is the smell wont last… thank you in advance for your advice.

    1. Manuel says:
      July 22, 2010 at 10:46 pm

      @ caroline uy
      Better to take a training on TRC. You can ask the instructors there about your concerns. Thanks for your comment.

      1. joy ken says:
        March 1, 2017 at 5:34 am

        how do i join TRC training?

  29. paterna maghuyop says:
    July 21, 2010 at 9:31 am

    please let me know the price of the soap ingredients per kilogram. I want to start soap making and I am very thankful that I know there is Everlight Chemiecolor here in Davao city

  30. roysan says:
    February 21, 2010 at 4:46 am

    Pls let me know of any chemical supplier in sucat, paranaque or alabang, or las pinas. Where can i buy moulder for laundry bar soap?

  31. mudivu nkhonjera says:
    February 3, 2010 at 12:57 am

    my email; [email protected]

  32. mudivu nkhonjera says:
    February 3, 2010 at 12:56 am

    Am an interested person who wish to start making soap but lacking materials please if well wishers and advisers can come in,you are all welcome please please hurry!!!

  33. Amos Y Silungwe says:
    January 16, 2010 at 8:44 pm

    I want to start / invest in a soap making business. I know very little about it but have the technical skill and exprience in extractive metallurgy. Is this a good idea? What is your advise? Kind of investment for small/midium plant/product line.

  34. Amos Y Silungwe says:
    January 16, 2010 at 8:34 pm

    I want to start / invest in a soap making business. Is this a good idea? What is your advise?

  35. Loloy says:
    January 6, 2010 at 11:26 am

    Just e-mail me,[email protected] from lapu lapu cebu,and i knew all the supplier of chemicals for soap making.

  36. Ferotex Phils says:
    January 4, 2010 at 8:22 am

    Practical Laundry Machinery

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMyMwyc7MOk

  37. mario rizon jr says:
    December 26, 2009 at 12:00 pm

    where can i buy sop molder? im from cebu philippines

  38. femi says:
    December 8, 2009 at 10:44 pm

    pls, can i have recipe for making one ton of laundry bar soap that consist of the following ingredient sodium carbonate, sodium-sulphate, sodium-hydroxide, sodium-silicate, sodium-triphosphate. and also the type of equipment to be used.
    thanks
    femi

  39. Augustine Anthony says:
    October 26, 2009 at 3:23 pm

    Please can you assist. I want to start a small commercial laundry soap industry. what machinery do I need? What are the possible sources and other relevant information

  40. Eduardo B. Bumagat Jr. says:
    September 27, 2009 at 9:55 am

    Also raw materials and ingredients in soap making as well as the technonlogy?

  41. Eduardo B. Bumagat Jr. says:
    September 27, 2009 at 9:53 am

    Is there any equipment/s use in soap making (mechanized/manual) available in market? Where and how to buy this?

  42. judith says:
    September 21, 2009 at 12:55 am

    oh, please help me
    i’m trying to find a good business
    but i don’t know where to start
    and what to start

  43. joey m. aguillon says:
    July 20, 2009 at 8:35 pm

    hi po magkano po kaya capital nito?tnx

  44. Louie Ivan says:
    May 28, 2009 at 12:29 pm

    I am interested to start the experiment, Saan ba maka bili nga mga chemicals na yan? Meyron ba sa cebu? anyone..please help. u may send an sms to my mobile 09217283377. Daghang salamat

    1. Manuel says:
      May 30, 2009 at 11:09 am

      @Louie Ivan

      Try mo maghanap sa mga chemical stores diyan sa Cebu.

  45. luis tiquia says:
    May 12, 2009 at 4:31 pm

    can you give approximate pricing of soap making?

  46. Cherrylen Bohol says:
    March 17, 2009 at 1:50 pm

    Hi. good day. Thanks for the info about making soap. I would just like to
    know if are you not going to cooked the ingredients needed in making
    soap.Hope to hear from you soon.

  47. mitzie says:
    January 31, 2009 at 8:26 pm

    Hi, I’m trying to find an online course on how to make laundry soap bars to make white clothes look white, remove stains from colours without fading the material and removing stains from underwear.

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