TYPES OF SOAPS
There are many types of soaps:
Hard Soaps: These types of soap are obtained from caustic soda (sodium hydroxide). Examples are key soap, duck soap, happy day soap and much other laundry soap in the market. It properly made, they are hard and tend to last longer than other types of soap that are soft.
Soft Soaps
These are soaps obtained from caustic potash (potassium hydroxide). They are very soluble in water. Examples are Imperial leather soap, Joy soap, Lux soap and many more. They are mainly toilet soaps.
Medicated Soap
These are toilet soaps that contain medicinal substances that can kill germs. They are used for skin and body protection from germs by many people. The medicinal chemicals that are used to make medicated soaps include: mercuric iodide, phenol, iodide, cetrimide etc. There are many medicated soap in the market they include:- Carat, Antisol, Roberts, skin guard soaps etc.
Transparent soap
Toilet soaps that do not have any types of colour are known as transparent soap. One can see through the soap bar of a transparent soap. They are made by washing toilet soaps in alcohol to remove the colours available.
Some of them contain glycerol. Examples are Voxe soap, etc. One needs sophisticated equipment to produce them.
Soda Soap
This is hard and harsh soap locally produced using palm oil or PKO and caustics soda. Occasionally filler such as calcium carbonate, starch or kaolin is added to increase yield. It is very popular soap type among the ordinary people at the grass root of the economy. The soap is usually not branded but occupies a good positioning the local soap market.
There are many types of soaps:
Hard Soaps: These types of soap are obtained from caustic soda (sodium hydroxide). Examples are key soap, duck soap, happy day soap and much other laundry soap in the market. It properly made, they are hard and tend to last longer than other types of soap that are soft.
Soft Soaps
These are soaps obtained from caustic potash (potassium hydroxide). They are very soluble in water. Examples are Imperial leather soap, Joy soap, Lux soap and many more. They are mainly toilet soaps.
Medicated Soap
These are toilet soaps that contain medicinal substances that can kill germs. They are used for skin and body protection from germs by many people. The medicinal chemicals that are used to make medicated soaps include: mercuric iodide, phenol, iodide, cetrimide etc. There are many medicated soap in the market they include:- Carat, Antisol, Roberts, skin guard soaps etc.
Transparent soap
Toilet soaps that do not have any types of colour are known as transparent soap. One can see through the soap bar of a transparent soap. They are made by washing toilet soaps in alcohol to remove the colours available.
Some of them contain glycerol. Examples are Voxe soap, etc. One needs sophisticated equipment to produce them.
Soda Soap
This is hard and harsh soap locally produced using palm oil or PKO and caustics soda. Occasionally filler such as calcium carbonate, starch or kaolin is added to increase yield. It is very popular soap type among the ordinary people at the grass root of the economy. The soap is usually not branded but occupies a good positioning the local soap market.