Generally a liquid soap is made using Potassium Hydroxide as the alkali used to saponify the oils. There are various methods in which the liquid soap can be made. It is possible to also combine a small percentage of Sodium Hydroxide with the Potassium hydroxide to create a hybrid or a dual-lye soap which gives a slightly thicker consistency to the resulting liquid soap once diluted. Cold Process liquid soap is the method where the oils and the alkali are combined at room temperature with no external heat applied. High Temperature Liquid soap method is when the ingredients are heated up prior to combining but there is no cooking of the batter. Hot Process method involves cooking the soap batter in a crockpot to speed up the saponification. (This method is not covered in this tutorial but the recipes given may be used as in HPLS as well)
Online Course Material and Downloadable PDF
Please use the information given in the tutorial alongside the video tutorial for a complete understanding of the Liquid soap making procedure.
Video Tutorial
In the video tutorial, I will be presenting you with basic techniques to formulate liquid soaps. The same steps and procedure is to be used to formulate other recipes using the customization information provided in the written tutorial.
Disclaimer: Suffuse is not responsible for any issues caused because of the use of ingredients not recommended by us.
Use of Potassium Hydroxide and use of stick blender is involved in the process. Recommended for students above 18 years only.
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