Toilet Soap Noodles TFM 64% (60:30:10)

Brief Overview

The production of soap noodles involves the saponification of vegetable oils such as palm oil, coconut oil, olive oil, and/or animal fat (tallow) with the addition of sodium hydroxide. These soap noodles find extensive use among both professional soap makers and hobbyists. They offer a canvas for personalization with pigments, fragrances, and various additives to fashion distinct soaps. Additional customization through molding, pressing, and stamping completes the process, resulting in the creation of the final soap product.

Manufacturing Process

The primary method for soap production, known as direct saponification, involves the combination of sodium hydroxide with triglyceride molecules to create soap. Hydrolysis of fats and oils results in the production of fatty acids and glycerol as by-products. Sodium hydroxide is then employed to neutralize these fatty acids. Transesterification of the fat or oil with methanol generates methyl esters. Saponification of the methyl ester with sodium hydroxide produces soap, with methanol as a by-product.

Detergent Industry

To make a thin soap sheet, the mixture is either pushed through a worm screw or processed with rollers. Under high pressure, the liquid is swirled along the screw's length and extruded through a perforated endplate, resulting in multiple soap layers. A large worm screw extruder, also referred to as a plodder, is utilized to crush the homogenized soap and create a continuous soap bar.

Various types of soap, such as laundry, clear, medicinal, high-lather, and toilet soap, can be crafted by employing different specifications of soap noodles.