MAKING HERBAL BATH SOAP
Introduction
This profile envisages the setting up
of a plant for the production of Herbal
bath soap with a capacity of 200kg per day. The herbal bath soap is a kind of
soap
that contains natural ingredients like the essential oils from aloe Vera,
patchouli, citronella, rose and sampaguita.
Production Procedure/Process
1. Measure and weigh the ingredients as
specified.
2. To make 36°Be lye solution, mix well 2 1/2 liters of water with 1 kg of
caustic soda.
3. Measure 360 ml lye solution and mix with 590 ml of the oil using an electric
mixer. Blend the oil-lye mixture very well until creamy.
4. While mixing continuously, prepare the coloring for the soap. In separate
containers, dissolve a few drops of oil with a little of the blue and yellow
coloring powder. Use separate sticks for
stirring each color.
5. Mix together the dissolved blue and yellow coloring powder in one container.
Estimate the amount of each color to produce an olive green color. Set aside.
6. Go back to the oil-lye mixture in the mixer and test its consistency by
using a chopstick or bamboo stick.
7. When the oil-lye mixture is already creamy, add the aloe Vera essence and
spring fragrance. Next, add the remaining additives – CDEA, sodium silicate and
sodium benzoate.
8. While mixing continuously, add the prepared olive green color.
9. When the olive green color is already even, remove the mixture from the
mixer.
10. Transfer the mixture to the molds. Distribute the soap mixture evenly
11. Allow the soap to harden for 2-4 hours. When the soap hardens, slice it by
using a piece of string.
Equipment & Materials
Electric
mixer, Blender, Pail, Bamboo sticks or chopsticks as stirrer, Soap molds, piece
of string for slicing the soap into desired sizes. (These tools are found in
Uganda’s fabricating
industry)
Scale of Investment, Capital Investment
Requirements
The total
Capital Investment cost to start this project including
year one’s operating costs is estimated at USD 367,556.
Market Analysis
The demand for herbal soap is widely spread all over the Country although it may also be exported. This sector is booming in Uganda where it has registered players like Samona, Skin Doctor, Movit, among others.
Project Costs
1. Capital Investment Requirements in US$
|
Item |
Units |
Qty |
Unit Cost$ |
Amount $ |
|
Electric Mixer |
No. |
1 |
400 |
400 |
|
Pails |
No. |
2 |
20 |
40 |
|
Bamboo Stick |
No. |
1 |
20 |
20 |
|
Soap molds |
No. |
5 |
50 |
250 |
|
Strings |
Meters |
20 |
1 |
20 |
|
Measuring Cups |
No. |
2 |
5 |
10 |
|
Blender |
No. |
1 |
10 |
10 |
|
Weighing Scale |
No. |
1 |
70 |
70 |
|
Delivery Van |
No. |
1 |
7,000 |
7,000 |
|
Total Amount |
7,820 |
2. Production and Operating Costs in US$
Direct Materials, Supplies & Costs
|
Item |
Units |
Unit |
Qty/ |
Prod. |
Prod. |
Prod. |
|
Direct Costs |
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|
Caustic Soda |
Kgs |
0.18 |
50 |
9 |
234 |
2,808 |
|
Coloring |
Kgs |
4 |
5 |
20 |
520 |
6,240 |
|
Essential oil |
Litres |
6 |
10 |
60 |
1,560 |
18,720 |
|
Spring |
Litres |
10 |
5 |
50 |
1,300 |
15,600 |
|
Lanolin |
Litres |
26 |
5 |
130 |
3,380 |
40,560 |
|
CDEA |
Kgs |
4.25 |
5 |
21 |
553 |
6,630 |
|
Aloe vera |
Litres |
9 |
50 |
450 |
11,700 |
140,400 |
|
Silicate |
Litres |
20 |
5 |
100 |
2,600 |
31,200 |
|
Sodium |
Kgs |
0.43 |
5 |
2 |
56 |
671 |
|
Sub total |
842 |
21,902 |
262,829 |
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|
General Costs (Over heads) |
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|
Rent |
200 |
2,400 |
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|
Labour |
600 |
7,200 |
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|
Utilities (Power &Water) |
500 |
6,000 |
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|
Repair & Maintenance |
300 |
3,600 |
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|
Fuel |
1,000 |
12,000 |
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|
Depreciation(Asset write off) Expenses |
929 |
11,152 |
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|
Sub - total |
3,529 |
42,352 |
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|
Total Operating Costs |
25,431 |
305,181 |
3. Project Product Costs and Price Structure
|
Item |
Qty/d |
Qty/yr |
Unit |
Prod |
Unit |
T/rev |
|
H. Soap |
200 |
62,400 |
4.9 |
305,181 |
5.2 |
324,480 |
4. Profitability Analysis
|
Item |
Per day |
Per Month |
Per Year |
|
Revenue |
1,040 |
27,040 |
324,480 |
|
Less: Production & Operating Costs |
842 |
25,431 |
305,181 |
|
Profit |
198 |
1,609 |
19,299 |