WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW?
Soaps are essential commodities in every household. We all have reasons to use soaps everyday; be it bar soap, detergent, or liquid soaps. Irrespective of your categories or state or status, you are bound to use soap for lavations, for floors, plates and various domestic chores. 

The good thing about the soap production is that it is a viable business since there are immediate users and also long term consumers are certain, durable and long wearing.

 One could start it as a small business, it can also be a big business, just as big as anyone can imagine as long as you have the capital and a good quality product to market. Starting laundry soap production as a small business can commence from a small room in your apartment. 

Today, governments of some developing and underdeveloped nations of the world place ban on the importation of some certain products in order to encourage the growth of infant industries within their country of residence.

This can be a blessing in disguise for those who can reason and see it as an opportunity and fill the gaps caused by the lack of certain imported goods and services. Such is the case with laundry soap making production. 

This might therefore be the opportunity you are waiting for to make money handsomely by filling the needs of your immediate environment and the larger society when the time comes to grow big in laundry soap production.

The demand for laundry soap and its production is increasing by the day. You could learn soap making production within a day or more. You can learn by reading and following simple lay down procedural rules from scholars and professionals.

Laundry soap production can commence from a small room in your apartment or if you so prefer, it can start from your kitchen. 

Should you need more knowledge, you can get a soap making manual from  Amazon.

With a start of capital of about N 30,000 to N 50,000($300 and above) for a small cottage industry,
Between N 50,000 and N 150,000 ($300 and $1000) for small scale,
And N1 50,000 to N250, 000 ($1000 and $1500) for medium scale laundry soap production
For large scale production or if you are thinking of starting big, consider this  
MINIMUM COST OF INVESTMENT IN NIGERIA NAIRA VALUE AND DOLLAR APPROXIMATION

N   
Equipment and Fittings    
15000
Raw materials
15000
Other expenses
15000
Total
45000


  $
Equipment and Fittings    
100
Raw materials
100
Other expenses
100
Total
30

WHAT MATERIALS DO I NEED?
The ingredients for laundry soap production can be sourced locally or online if it is proves difficult to get it locally.
They include;
  1.         Palmkernel oil,                                                                                          
  2. ·        Fatty acid,
  3. ·        Tab oil,
  4. ·        Shearbutter,
  5. ·        Causticsoda,
  6. ·        soda ash,
  7. ·        Sodiumsulphate,
  8. ·        Kaolin,
  9. ·        Silicate,
  10. ·        Perfume
  11. ·        Andcolorant.
  12.     Mold  
For someone with little start up capital as in this case, you can make do with your kerosene cooking stove, two medium sized pots, 4 buckets, cutting knife and  laundry soap mould which can be constructed by welder. Better still you can source for all this online by clicking the button below



PROCESSING TECHNIQUES PRODUCTION

(Fermentation process)    
                                                                                                               
• Two separate solutions are prepared in containers A and B:
Container A:
• Add 3 cups of water to one cup of caustic soda and 1/6 cup of kaolin and ferment for 2 days
• Hydrometer reading: 1275
Container B:
• Add 4 cups of water to one cup of soda ash and I cup of sodium sulphate and ferment for a day before use
• Hydrometer reading: 1200
• Mix solution A and B together
• Add color to taste
• Add perfume to taste
• Mix
• Pour into moulds
• Stamp soap identification mark/name after 3 hours
   Package for sale after 2 hours.
                                                               

HOW DO I INFORM PEOPLE OF MY PRODUCT?
Marketing!

Marketing is one of the most important aspects of any manufacturing business, including laundry soap production. The first best marketing strategy is to produce high quality laundry soap. Though, locations and environment are very important for sitting and starting of laundry soap production. 

License and registrations of products (laundry soap) from relevant government agencies is one the first thing to do before marketing your product.

Here are some of the best ways to market your products (laundry soap);
Factors of utmost consideration for the best place to start marketing your product (laundry soap) are your neighborhoods. If you are living in the urban area, your potential customers are countless but if you are not consider going in for marketing and advertising of the products (laundry soap).

One of the best ways to market your product (laundry soap) is through open markets and trade (fairs) exhibitions

You can also market your products (laundry soap) by employing hands who sells for you on a commission basis.

 You can also use your fellow worker in the event you are working in an office

Another way of marketing (laundry soap) is through your church members if you are Christian. But if you are not, whatever the religion you are can be to your advantage as you can be sure of their support through their persistence patronage.

A small handbill and sticker will do no harm. It goes a long way to advertise your products (laundry soap).

At the beginning, give discounts to your customers, for wholesales, retails and final consumers alike. You can sell a bar soap with a market value worth N 50 (35 cents) for N 45(30 cents) in order to attract more customers.

From the start, I will advise direct marketing strategies as this can be very rewarding and bring fast business progress. Employ more hands in the line of production and distribution network as you gradually save for your distribution van(s).


Laundry soap production is a very competitive market, do everything within your capacity to steal the heart of potential buyers. Let them be able to rely on your product by producing quality bar soaps, and steady distribution network. With this you can be sure of growth and expansion within the shortest possible period.