The demand for soap never fades, for it is a basic necessity of humans. So why not start a business venture and gain extra income while having fun. Just follow our guide and start your own Herbal Soap Business.

Why waste big bucks on fancy specialty soap, when it’s so simple to make your own!

Why this will click

Supply soaps not just to friends and family, but also to spas, bed and bath retailers, and gift shops.

Materials Needed

• Lye solution, P40/liter
• Coconut oil, P62/liter
• Sodium silicate, P175/liter
• CDEA, P120/liter
• Castor oil, P185/liter
• Anti-bacterial agent, P175/liter
• Preservatives, 175/liter
• Colorants (orange costs P105 per hundred grams and may be mixed with a liter of any oil)
• Fragrance, P250/120 ml
• Around P200 for the unripe fruits that you’d like to juice. For this project we’ll use papaya, tomato, and carrots.
• Measuring cup
• Beaker
• Juicer
• Mixer

How To Make the Herbal Soap

1. Slice the fruits into small bits (no need to peel the skin, but remove any seeds) before placing them in an electric juicer for extraction that will take less than five minutes. Separate the pulp from the extract by using a strainer. and then set the juice aside.
2. Prepare the coconut oil (250 ml), lye solution 9100 ml), colorant (5 ml), sodium silicate (5 ml), CDEA (5 ml), castor oil or moisturizer (5 ml), fruit or herbal extract (5 ml), anti bacterial liquid (2 ml), preservatives (2 ml). Measure before mixing because the mixture will solidify quickly.
3. Mix the coconut oil and lye solution in a plastic container and then add the colorant. Using a ladle, stir the mixture to spread the color evenly, and then add the following; sodium silicate, CDEA, castor oil or moisturizer, fruit or herbal extract, anti bacterial agent, preservatives, and fragrance. Keep on stirring the mixture until you achieve a consistency similar to condensed milk.
4. Now pour the mixture into a molder (you may buy one or improvise using kitchenware) and wait for it to solidify in about three or four hours, when it turns opaque.
5. Cut the material into your preferred size using a guitar string or a kitchen knife.
6. Now Smooth the edges of the herbal soaps using a metal scraper (this costs about P10 in divisoria) and then cure them for at least 24 hours to lessen their pH balance or make them milder.

How Much Will I Make

It will cost you about P17 to make a bar of soap, which you can markup by at least 100 percent, and you get your selling price of about P35 per soap.

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