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afanide:
Of course DHL will cut your neck. You dare not go there. We use a courier that charges less than 1,000 per KG. We stated this in the Material.

Strongbest:
My pleasure Sir, please do and let me know how it goes.

Thanks

CosmeticChemist:
I suggest you stir slowly, using a large stainless spoon. why should you use a wood to stir caustic ? didn't the caustic bleach the wood into the soap ?

CosmeticChemist:
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Vigorous stirring ? what kind of agitator or stirrer did you use ? electric, pneumatic or manual ? Vigorous stirring can sometimes result to sudden trace.

CosmeticChemist:
Did you add fragrance oil ? some fragrance oil are notorious for causing early trace. Tell me, what is the concentration of the caustic on the hydrometer scale/calibration ?

Strongbest:
Alright Sir, once you pour the caustic soda solution into the oil and stir a little while just before the mixture start getting too thick, add your soda ash solution and continue to stir till you reach real trace. You will notice that once the soda ash solution is added the mixture becomes thinner.


In all, to avoid the early (false) trace, make sure you warm up your oil properly (don't fry please, just warm it up). Sometimes, even just by stirring the oil vigorously for sometimes without applying heat at all, it helps in warming up the oil and ready for use.

Thanks.

Strongbest:
Amen Sir! Well, to answer your question properly you may need to let me know if you use only caustic soda solution and fatty acid (oil).


Thanks.

Strongbest:
Good evening Sir! I understand what you mean. It's nothing unusual or something to worry about. Once you pour soda ash it'll always maintain the right texture. Hope it's not only caustic soda you use in your production though.

One possible cause is the state of the oil. If it's not warmed up it could lead to an early trace. Mind you, that thickness does not really signify a trace. It's a false trace.

Uhmmm, to keep things brief, trace is when the oil and caustic have mixed properly together such that there no room for separation and this is the most important thing to take note of irrespective of when the trace shows up.

Thank.

CosmeticChemist:
im impressed. im going to refund your money for the eBook back to you.

Strongbest:
About NAFDAC

I would like to make this post very short so, I will go straight to the point. I believe everyone here knows what NAFDAC means and what they do. Seriously, they are not some kind of masquerade or monster as some people think.

I believe after this post, so many questions would have been answered.

To be continued..............

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Strongbest:
Heyllo Sir, in order not to confuse you, let me just give you this little secret. Just add the filler in the right proportion to the dissolved caustic soda and stir to avoid excess water. Uhmmm Sir, the sodium silicate you need here is in liquid form, a kind of thick liquid. So, no need dissolving it sir. Hmmmmm, some people just dont want to buy my ebook sha. lolsssss.

Thanks.

Strongbest:
Heyllo Sir, in order not to confuse you, let me just give you this little secret. Just add the filler in the right proportion to the dissolved caustic soda and stir to avoid excess water. Uhmmm Sir, the sodium silicate you need here is in liquid form, a kind of thick liquid. So, no need dissolving it sir. Hmmmmm, some people just dont want to buy my ebook sha. lolsssss.

Thanks.

basilo101:
Lol, free education is a curse

Strongbest:
LIST OF CHEMICALs AND PRICES

1. Sulphurnic acid (1 ltr)------N450 - 500

2. Caustic Soda (1Kg)------------

3. Soda Ash (1Kg)-----------N120

4. Baking soda (Sodium bicarbonate) (1/4Kg)-------N130

5. Glycerine (1ltr)----------N500

6. TeXapon (1kg)---------N600

7. Chroxylenol (1/2ltr)-----N600

8. Pine oil (1/2 ltr)-------N900.

9.IPA (isopropanol)1ltr)---N400

10. Phenol (1/2ltr)----------N600

11. Croda wax (1/4Kg)------N350

12. Izal concentrate (1/2ltr)N400

13. Izal booster (1/2 ltr)----N700

14. Whitener (1ltre)---------N600

15. Jelly (1/2 Kg)----------N240

16. Menthol (menthol crystal)-----100-120 ( per sachet)

17. Peppermint---(least)----N100

18. Sodium sulphate(1Kg)--N120

19. PKO (1ltr)-------------N200

20. Sodium Silicate (1/4 litre)------N100

21.

To be continued........