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.
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
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.
The ingredients for laundry soap production can be sourced locally or online if it is proves difficult to get it locally.
They include;
- Palmkernel oil,
- · Fatty acid,
- · Tab oil,
- · Shearbutter,
- · Causticsoda,
- · soda ash,
- · Sodiumsulphate,
- · Kaolin,
- · Silicate,
- · Perfume
- · Andcolorant.
- 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
(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.