Washing powder or laundry detergent is widely used for laundry activities in the homes and at the work place. There are various means to producing washing powder. This article describes the process and RECIPE to producing about 2 kilogram of washing powder using caustic and oil. Please note that, the following ingredients are not the only ingredients needed to produce washing powder.
INGREDIENTS
The following are the ingredients needed to produce just 2 kilograms of washing powder using caustic soda and oil. With regards to the oil, other oils like the palm kernel oil can be used produce washing powder. It must also be noted again that, the list provided is not the only ingredients used in producing washing powder.
1. Caustic soda 120 grams
2. Coconut oil 250 ml
3. Sal soda 30 grams
4. Salt 20 grams
5. Fragrance 15 ml
6. Sulphonic acid 20 ml
7. Hydrogen peroxide 20 ml
PROCESS TO MAKING WASHING POWDER
The following process should help you combine the above listed ingredient to produce washing powder;
1. Soak the caustic soda in 350ml 0f water and leave it for two days to ferment
2. Fetch 200ml of the fermented caustic soda and pour it in a bowl.
3. Add the salt and the sal soda and stir.
4. Add the sulphonic acid to the mixture and stir very well.
5. Introduce the oil to it and stir very well
6. Add your fragrance to it and stir very well.
7. Add your hydrogen peroxide to the mixture and stir for it mix well.
8. Leave the mixture for 10 minutes after stir and stir it again.
9. Repeat step 8 until your mixture hard and flaky.
10. You’re done!
If you follow the process very well, you should be able to produce about 2 kilograms of WASHING POWDER. Please don’t forget to leave your comment and also don’t forget to follow our blog to learn how to produce other products.