HOW TO MAKE DOG SHAMPOO

Over the past few days, many of our subscribers have asked for the product to be used in bathing pets, particularly dogs. Dogs are infested with ticks and for that matter, regular bathing with a shampoo meant to help the dog is important. A bit about dogs, they are used as a pet in most homes not because of being a pet but because of security. About 90 percent of homes in Ghana do have dogs for security reasons. Even in the free-range homes, there are dogs to guard the home. Again, in most rural communities, these animals are used to hunt for meat in the bushes

It is therefore important to take very good care of this pet starting with bathing. You will require a product that can ride off any parasite. This shampoo recipe is to help the dog get moisturized fur and enhance the growth of the fur whiles riding the dog of any ticks or other parasites. Let us get into it.

 

INGREDIENTS

As we have always mentioned, our recipe ingredients are not the only ingredients to be used in preparing a product. We have used the following ingredients to prepare this moisturizing dog shampoo. You can add any other ingredient that you deem fit and good to prepare the product.

1. Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate (SLES) (Base)              25 grams
2. Sodium Chloride (Salt)                                               20 grams
3. Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (Booster) (SLS)                     10 grams
4. Carboxymethyl Celluslose (Thickener)                       8 grams
5. Sodium Benzoate (Preservative)                                 8 grams
6. Glycerin                                                                      30 ml
7. Mono Propylene glycol                                               20 ml
8. White Vinegar                                                             30 ml

 EQUIPMENT

In making your dog shampoo or even ordinary liquid soap, shampoo for hair, and bathing gel, you will need some equipment to make the soap. It must also be noted that these equipment are too used solely for the production of soap as well as detergent and not to be mixed with the household equipment.

 

Measuring scale

For accuracy and a good product, you will need a measuring scale or weighing scale to measure the ingredients. It is easy to get a measuring scale on the market or you can equally order the measuring as well as any other equipment from us here

Calibrated Cups

As you need a measuring scale, you will also need calibrated measuring cups to assist the measuring scale. For some reason, some people understand measuring liquid ingredients like oil and water by mileage and not gram. So if you are one of those people, you will need the measuring cup.

Spatula

You will stir the shampoo when you are making it. So you will need the spatula to do the stirring. Commonly, the wooden spatula is always recommended if you are using this a business. Of course, you are using the plastic spatula but the quantity you are making at a go will determine the type of stirring rod to be used.

Plastic bowl

It is best to stick to using plastic bowl in all your soap and detergent making business for the home use. Do not use equipment like silver because of the salt that you will be using. In the absence of plastic bowl, you can resort to using glass jar.

 

PROCESS/INSTRUCTION

By following this process or instructions given below, you should be able to produce the dog shampoo with ease without any problem. You can equally adjust the measurement of the ingredients to produce the quantity you want.

Measure your ingredients

You must measure all your ingredients first before you start the preparation of the product. Weighing or measuring the ingredients first helps to be organized to help you finish the product making very fast and with ease. It also gives you the idea about the quantity of water to be used in making this product. As you can see the quantity to be used in this recipe was not stated even the quantity of the ingredients have been measured. Keep reading to find out.

Put ingredient into your bowl

The ingredients are two forms – solid and liquid – you must always be all the solid ingredients into your bowl first, work with it before you add the liquid ingredients. It would be bad putting all ingredients into the bowl at ones but because of the liquid ingredients do have some effect on solid ingredients. Measuring the ingredients are stated up there can help solve this problem but as a beginner in this formulation business, you must understand what you are doing to get what you want.

Add water and stir

After mixing all the solid ingredients in the bowl, it is now time to add water to it. You will have to add the water to the mixture in bits. Whiles, you add the water, you should be measuring and keeping track of it to know how much you have added to get the consistency you have. This is very important for you as a beginner in the formulation process. This applies to all thick and foaming liquid detergents.

Add addictive ingredients

After getting the consistency in terms of thickness you want with the product, then you add the liquid ingredients which most of them are just addictive. For instance, a fragrance that does not do any work in the product except give the product some sort of pleasant smell. It must also be noted that the fragrance has some effect on the thickness of the product. If you put in too much fragrance, the product could become watery which you may not like.

Leave it to settle

After making the product you will need to leave it for the foam on it to settle. Deepening the thickness of the product as well as the quantity produced can take up to 24 hours for you to get a very clear product for packaging. This will help you get the actual weight and volume you want for the product.

Package your product

Packaging is very important as far as marketing is concerned. We will discuss packaging in detail in our next post. Pour the product into the bottles you have secured for the product.

 

Take home

Making this product can become a second income for you as it doesn’t take time to do it and also does not require sophisticated machinery to do this product and other detergents. You must make sure to put ingredients away from the reach of children and also other family members. You should have a safe place to keep the chemicals.

HOW TO MAKE CREAM FOR DRY SKIN

There are different types of skin and so it is important to know your skin type to help choose the best product to give you perfect skin. In the case of making your product, particularly for skin care, it is important to know yourself very well to help you choose the right ingredients for your product.

Dry skin is prone to various skin diseases like eczema. If you have dry skin, you must know that it is extremely not good to use creams or lotions that are water-based. Using such creams and lotion will worsen your situation. It is, therefore, well-prepared cream that is not only to be able to deal with your facial situation. This article provides the recipe for preparing your cream or lotion if you have dry skin to help your skin from cracking and also from diseases like eczema. You can also use this recipe for business.

 INGREDIENTS

Various ingredients can prepare the cream for dry skin. So it is important to understand that, the under-listed chemicals are not the only chemicals or ingredients to be used for the preparation of cream for dry skins. All ingredients listed are purely organic and will have zero adverse effects on your skin and will provide you with the result you require for your skin.

1. Beeswax                      20 grams
2. Shea Butter                 10 grams
3. Coconut oil                 15 ml 
4. Vitamin E                    5 ml
5. Almond Oil                 15 ml 
6. Cetyl alcohol               100 grams (optional)
7. Emulsifying wax         100 grams (optional)

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

You will require the following equipment to make your cream. It should be noted that, if you are going to do it for commercial purposes, you must have dedicated equipment to ensure that you do not mix up your equipment with the equipment for the home.

Weighing sale: You will need a weighing to accurately weigh the ingredients to get a perfect result for the product

Saucepan: You will need a dedicated saucepan to do the melting of the ingredients to be used for the cream.

Source of heat: As you need a saucepan to melt the ingredients, you will also require heat to do the melting. You can do this on firewood, Coalport, electric stove, or a gas stove.

Spatula: You will also need something to do the stirring to enhance the mixing of the ingredients for the cream.

Containers or glass jar: You obviously cannot keep the product in the big saucepan you used to do the melting, so you will need a glass jar or plastic container to keep your cream in be used.

PROCESS/INSTRUCTIONS

Put a saucepan on the fire

 Place a saucepan on the fire and allow to heat for about 2 minutes. It is important to note that, you are not boiling this cream and so you do not have to let the chemicals be on the fire for a very long time to lessen the potency of some of the chemicals. The fire can be on low heat to warm the sauce to melt the chemicals very quickly for you.

Put the chemicals in the saucepan

Add your Beeswax, almond oil, argan oil, and jojoba oil. Allow it to melt completely and bring it down from the fire. It is advisable to put in the beeswax first before you add the rest of the chemicals. This is because beeswax will take a long time to melt and so when you add the rest of the ingredients, you will probably be lessening the potency of some of the chemicals. For instance the essentials in the recipe. So always make sure that you have the beeswax melt before you add the others.

You can equally melt only the beeswax first and then bring it down from the fire before you add the rest of the ingredients to avoid losing the potency of the chemicals.

Bring it down from the fire

After bringing it down, allow it to harden a bit, and with an electric hand, the mixer stirs the mixture very well for it to become smooth. You can add emulsifying wax and cetyl alcohol to it if you don't find the mixture to be smooth. When you add emulsifying wax to the mixture to soften the cream, it is the opportunity to add water to the mixture but it should be warm or hot water. This is because it will be difficult for the mixture to mix with the cold water.

To be on the safer side, you must put water into a saucepan on the fire, add your beeswax, emulsifying wax, and cetyl alcohol to it and then allow it to melt, and then bring it down from the fire and stir. You can leave it for it to cool down before you add the rest of the ingredients.

Add your essential oils and fragrance

There are various essential oils out there that are good for dry skin and if you lay your hands on any of these oils, you can add them to your cream at this stage and stir very well. Only be sure that the oil is indeed good for dry skin if not then do not use it. Add your tea tree and lemon oil to the mixture and stir very well. Pour into your container. You are done!

 TAKE HOME

The recipe and process provided above you should help you prepare your cream for your dry skin type to treat certain facial problems. You could also use this method to prepare a commercial product to make money to support yourself and your family. If you follow the process very well, you should be able to prepare a CREAM FOR DRY SKIN without any problem.

You should be very careful in the preparation product as you can burn yourself. Be sure to put on protective clothes and also keep the preparation process away from children. You should also try to keep the ingredients or raw materials away from children and even the reach of people just to be safe in the home.