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Welcome to today’s class.
SOAPS
INTRODUCTION
We learnt what detergent and soaps are from the previous topic. For this lesson We shall be learning more about soaps and how they are made in the laboratory.
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to understand the basic concepts behind soap making, materials needed in industrial soap making, the chemical composition of soap and the various uses of soap.
WHAT IS SOAP MAKING?
The process of manufacturing soap is soap making.
MANUFACTURE OF SOAP
This process involves melting pre-made blocks of soap and adding your own fragrance. Other process are
COLD PROCESS:
The cold process is the most common method of making soap from scratch using oils and wood ash.
HOT PROCESS:
A variation of the cold process method, the hot …
- Melt and pour: This easy process involves melting pre-made blocks of soap and adding your own fragrance.
- Cold process: The cold process is the most common method of making soap from scratch using oils and lye.
- Hot process: A variation of the cold process method, the hot process requires cooking the soap is actually cooked in a…
- Rebatching: This method grinds up and re-blends batches of poorly made homemade soap.