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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cut the material into your preferred size using a guitar string or a kitchen knife.
- 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.
i want to try the soap making business because its cheap and organic but where can i buy the ingredients and solutions for the soap making business? thanks!
where can i buy the ingredients of soap making
where can i get the ingredients?
To vary the recipe and give it a ’100% Natural’ tag, eliminate the CDEA , Sodium Silicate, Artificial colorant and artificial Fragrance. I used the recipe to make beautiful unscented soap. Coconut oil lathers well and doesn’t need the artificial foam booster (CDEA).
Enjoy
where do i buy castor oil?
i wnt to know how to make papaya soap
Hi do u conduct seminars? when and where? hope to hear from you soon….I also want to know how to make different shapes for the soap not just an ordinary bar type soap. Thanx!…
i can’t seem to find a place to buy the lye solution. is there an alternative for it or there’s another name for lye?
thanks!
other instructions says that the curing time for soap using lye solution is 1 month?
how come yours is only 24 hrs?
I am very much interested in making herbal soap . I have a very sensitive skin and I want to make my own personal soap. . I need to know where can I possibly buy all the materials …. including moulders & etc. here in Davao City….thanx
Where can I probably buy those ingredients here in Cebu??
Can you help me? I really want to start my own business tru soaps so I hope that you can help us…Thank you so much!
Where can I probably buy those ingredients here in Cebu? Do you know any supplier? I really want to have my own soap business. please tell me if you know on ok? Thank you so much!
Hi and good evening. I read your article on soap making with great interest. Specifically, i need a supplier of castor oil to make my organic soaps. I have an online store and would like to sell the soaps there. Would you be able to refer a supplier in Metro Manila, Or anywhere in Philippines for that matter? I am makati based by the way. Thank you.
Hello! I am from Cagayan de Oro. And I am looking for supplier for the ingredients. I cannot find some of the ingredients in the mall.
i want to try the soap making business because its cheaper but where can i buy the ingredients and solutions for the soap making business? and i want also to learn how to make diswashing liquid for clothes and for the dishes…. thank u very much
@Hillary, how much lye and water did u put in this recipe? T.i.a!
where can i buy ingredients for making soap?
where can i buy ingredients for soap making?