Laudry Soap Using Local Materials

PROBLEM:

Is it possible to prepare laundry soap using local materials.


HYPOTHESIS:

It is possible to prepare laundry soap using local materials, because it is the same procedure like other brand but the materials is not the same.


MATERIALS:

6 Measuring Cups Lye
1 Measuring cup of a mixture of animal fats and coco oil
20 Tablets Sodium Carbonate


PROCUDURE:

Mix all the materials in a kittle, heat the mixture in the low flame. Mix it for half an hour in one direction until the reaction is complete. Remove from the flame but continue mixing till it become sticky. Transfer in a molder. Do not use an aluminum molder. Set aside to hardened.


OBSERVATION:

When we mix Lye and oil we observed that the solution become cloudy. There is a reaction as we mix the mixture in a low flame a jelly like solution was observed after 30 minutes of mixing we observed that it become sticky.



DEFINITION OF TERMS:

Sodium Carbonate – is a filler use to remove grease or excess fats.
Soap – is a product of safonification.
Lye – is a common name for a diluted caustic soda or soda ash.


SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY:

Soap – cleansing agent or detergent, made from animal and vegetable fats, oils & grease; chemically, the sodium or potassium salt of a fatty acid, form by the interaction of fats and oils with alkali.


CONCLUSION:

I therefore conclude that soap can be made from local materials.


APPLICATION:

Soap is a very important item in the household may it laundry soap or bath soap. If housewives can be given proper guidance in soap making using local materials they would be saving a lot. In rural areas instead of going to town to buy soap they just make soap at home.