LAUNDRY AND TOILET SOAP PRODUCTION
Abstract
ABSTRACT
This project is aimed at knowing the process and quality factor in Laundry and Toilet Soap
Projection. Various factors affected the quality of the soap produced. These include the method
used in production, types and nature of oils used the percentage of the additives in the soap and
the ratio at which oils are mixed to react with alkali. The work was carried out using one type of
oil, namely, palm kernel oil for production of laundry soap and blend oil in the ration of 95:5(PKO
to soyabean oil) for production of Toilet Soap respectively. The oil was firstly subjected to various
analytical tests. Using both blended and unblended oil for production of Toilet and laundry soap
in the ration of 2:1 of oil to alkali, soaps were produced which varied in quality as a result of either
the ratio of mixing, the nature of oil or by both. Additives like sodium silicate, green pigment, pink
pigment, citrolene perfume were added to improve the soaps quality and appearance. The omo
soap samples produced; laundry and toilet soap have some distinguishable properties and these
properties were found to be dependent on the different properties of the oils employed.
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