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Soap Making Procedure

This document provides instructions for making soap at home. It lists the necessary materials which include caustic soda, water or lemon juice, oils like groundnut, shea butter or palm oil, perfume, dye, basins, utensils and molds. It also provides handy volumetric measurements for the ingredients. The preparation steps involve mixing the caustic soda solution, heating and adding oils while stirring constantly, optional additions of perfume or dye, pouring the mixture into molds and allowing it to cure for 2-3 weeks before use.

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Soap Making Procedure

This document provides instructions for making soap at home. It lists the necessary materials which include caustic soda, water or lemon juice, oils like groundnut, shea butter or palm oil, perfume, dye, basins, utensils and molds. It also provides handy volumetric measurements for the ingredients. The preparation steps involve mixing the caustic soda solution, heating and adding oils while stirring constantly, optional additions of perfume or dye, pouring the mixture into molds and allowing it to cure for 2-3 weeks before use.

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Soap Making Procedure

Materials/ Ingredients

i. 1 cup caustic soda


ii. 3 cups water/lemon juice
iii. 7 cups oil (groundnuts, shea butter, or oil palm)
iv. Perfume 15ml x 2
v. Dye (optional)
vi. 2 basins (1 small and 1 big)
vii. Wooden ladle
viii. Small calabash with handle
ix. Measuring cup
x. Molder

Handy measurement

i. 5 bowls of water
ii. 5 bowl of oil
iii. bowl of caustic soda

Preparation

i. Wear all the necessary safety gear like gloves, mask and apron
ii. Prepare all the material needed on a working table.
iii. Mix 1 cup of caustic soda to 3 cups of water or lemon. Stir
thoroughly after traces of caustic soda totally dissolve.
iv. If you are using the sheabutter, melt sheabutter in a pan in low
fire.
v. Pour the caustic soda to the 7 cups of oil stirs slowly and
constantly in one direction until it thickens or the mixture has
the consistency of condensed milk.
vi. If you want to add some essential oil or perfumes, you can add
this little by little whiles stirring.
vii. Pour the mixture in molder and place in a temperate and safe
place that cannot be reached by children.
viii. Wait after 2 to 3 weeks to age before using it.

Note: 50% oil should be a combination of vegetable oil or coconut oil, 20%
palm oil or melted shea butter and 30% groundnut oil.

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