HOW TO MAKE CARAMEL

We will be using a lot of dye in our products - food, cosmetics or soap and detergents. It is however, important for us to learn how to make basic coloring agent like dye. This article explores the making of caramel using common ingredients like sugar.

INGREDIENTS

Please note that the caramel sold on the market might have other chemical used to produce it. This is just a one ingredient product.

1. Water

2. Sugar

PROCESS

1. Put your saucepan on fire and add your sugar to it

2. Add the sugar to melt and burn to become black.

3. Add water to it to get the consistency you want.

4. After getting the consistency you want, bring it down from the fire and allow it to cool down

5. When it cools down, bottle it.

6. You are done with your caramel. 

If you follow the process very well, you should be able to produce CARAMEL.  Please don’t forget to leave your comment and also don’t forget to follow our blog to learn how to produce other products.

HOW TO MAKE TRANSPARENT ALATA SOAP

Alata Samina as it is known to many Ghanaians is becoming the most popular soap for bathing in Ghana. It has been named Alata Samina because of the use of potassium hydroxide which is also found in cocopod ash used to make the traditional Alata Samina. This articles will provide you with the recipe to prepare some quantity for home use. Please kindly reach out to us for training if you want to use this product for business. Call us if you want to use this product for business. 0541 678 743

 

INGREDIENTS

The following are the ingredients that, we used in preparing the Transparent Alata Samina. However, there are other ingredients that you can add to make your Alata Samina very rich for your skin.

1.      Potassium Hydroxide (Potash)           200 grams

2.      Glycerin                                              50 ml

3.      Coconut Oil                                        400 ml

4.      Fragrance                                            20 ml

 

PROCESS

1.      Mix your potash and glycerin in water. Stir for it to become very clear and set it aside.

2.      Put your saucepan on fire and add your coconut oil and small amount of water to it. Allow it to boil.

3.      Add your potash lye or solution to the oil on fire when it starts to boil. Add it slowly to avoid eruption.

4.      Stir quickly but gently to get a gel from the mixture.

5.      When you get the gel, add your fragrance to it.

6.      Pour into your containers.

7.      You are done!

If you follow the process very well, you should be able to produce TRANSPARENT ALATA SOAP.  Please don’t forget to leave your comment and also don’t forget to follow our blog to learn how to produce other products. Call us if you want to use this product for business. 0541 678 743

 

CAUTION!

Potassium Hydroxide solution is extremely caustic. It causes burns if splashed on the skin and can cause blindness if splashed into the eye. If drunk, they can be fatal. Because of these dangers, keep small children away from the processing room while soap is being made.

HOW TO MAKE HERBAL SHAMPOO | HAIR GROWTH SHAMPOO.

Herbs are everywhere in our locality. However, the uses of these herbs to take care of our body is not known to many of us. Nevertheless, many people are aware of the medicinal benefits of these herbs are us. This article explore the benefits of some herbs in our vicinity and it’s important to the growth of our hairs and also fighting dandruff. The article provides the means to the using these herbs and any others to make HAIR SHAMPOO.

 

INGREDIENTS

For this shampoo, we are going to make, we are going to use the following herbs and the ingredients listed below;

HERBS

1.      Moringa Leaves

2.      Hibiscus Flowers

3.      Neem Leaves

4.      Castor Leaves

5.      Aloe Vera

CHEMICALS

1.      Thickener powder             20 grams

2.      Booster rice                       40 grams

3.      Booster Liquid                  20 ml

4.      Thickener Liquid               20 ml

5.      Essential Oils

a.       Tea tree oil 5 ml

b.      Vitamin E oil         5 ml

6.      Fragrance                          20 ml

7.      Glycerin                            15 ml

8.      Preservative                       30 grams

9.      Color                                 To taste

It must be noted that, other ingredients that can improve hair growth and development can be added when preparing herbal shampoo.

 

PROCESS.

1.      Wash your herbs and blend. You can soak your herbs in water overnight and use the water. You can also boil the herbs and use the water to prepare your shampoo.

2.      After getting the water from the herbs, add your booster rice and preservative to it and stir for the booster rice to melt. You can also leave the booster in it for some time to melt and then continue.

3.      Add your booster and thickener liquid and essential oils and glycerin to it and stir very for it to mix.

4.      After that, introduce, your thickener powder to the mixture in bits until you get the thickness you want.

5.      After getting the thickness you want, add your color and fragrance to the mixture.

6.      You’re done with the HERBAL SHAMPOO.

If you follow the process very well, you should be able to produce about 3 liters of HERBAL SHAMPOO.  Please don’t forget to leave your comment and also don’t forget to follow our blog to learn how to produce other products.