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| How to make money in soap making business in Nigeria |
You will agree with me that there is no home in Nigeria you and I visit today that you'll not find soap( liquid soap toilet soap or laundry soap, medicated/antiseptic soap, herbal skincare soaps, detergent soap). We have soaps at home every where in Nigeria, Africa and the world every day.
This shows that this product is a a product that will always be in demand. Laundry and liquid soaps are considered as a basic need of life. It is of great importance to domestic function for washing of kitchen, utensils, clothes, baths,etc.
Market Potential
Yes. It is because the demand for liquid/or laundry bar soap in Nigeria is very high and this greatly depends on the quality of the soap. You make more or less money daily, depending on how far your package, design brand, product is. If it is a good product, it will be patronised daily no matter the economic recession.
Also, the design, packaging, color, size, brand are also some marketing mix which contribute the market forces. Your package, size and brand determine your profit.
Equipment Needed to Start Soap Making Business In Nigeria
1. Manual or electrical mixer
2. Hand glove
3. Nose mask
4. Measuring scale( in kg or litres)
5. Mould wooden or mould plastic or metal
6. D cutting table
7. Mould cutting device stamper
8. Packaging materials
9. Hydrometer
10. Plastic buckets
Raw Materials Needed to Make Bar Soap In Nigeria
1. Caustic soda- one cup
2. Soda ash- one cup
3. Sodium Silicate
4. Palm kernel oil(PKO)- one cup
5. Green color or any other colors
6. Perfume
7. Water- four cups
How To Make Bar Soap In Nigeria
1. Ferment caustic soda by mixing water in the ratio of 1 to 2 and leave the solution for 24 or 48 hours to ferment.
2. Gauge the solution with hydrometer and adjust to 12.50--12.75 water. Set aside.
3. After 48 hours, mix two soda ash together very well, mix in one cup of PKO, three spoonfuls of silicate to make hard.
4. Sieve the color, add a little oil, mix together and pour into the mixture.
5. Finally, add the perfume as desired.
6. Soak the white nylon sheet into water and place inside the mould, stir the soap until it has a thicken texture, pour it into the box, shake well to level. Then cut to size when it cool.
7. Package the size the way you want and market your products to your church, your neighbors, your friends, etc as a test.
Final Thoughts
Starting and running soap making business in Nigeria is not for the faint of heart.
It does not guarantee that you will succeeed in soap making business in Nigeria unless you do your own research at home and see how it works and learn some things if making mistakes.
Always start small as a test at home for your personal use. When you feel confident that you can do, it is okay. I hope you benefit this article? Any comment or question? Drop your comment here in the comment box below. No spam please.
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