Herbal soap contains natural ingredients like essential oils, juice or extract, vitamins from medicinal plants.
ESTIMATED INVESTMENT COSTS
Tools/Equipment’s
- Glass or cup – P269.00
- Mortar and pestle – P200.00
- Plastic pail (16L capacity) – P220.00
- Cheesecloth or strainer – P30.00
- Wooden ladle or bamboo sticks – P25.00
- Knife – P140.00
- Chopping board – P190.00
- Cooking pot (preferably made of clay, enamel, stainless, or glass) – P1,600.00
- Stove – P1,000.00
- Plastic molders – P875.00
- TOTAL = P4,549.00
Materials / Ingredients
- Caustic Soda (NaOH) 1 glass or 250ml – P11.00
- Acapulco or guava 3 glasses – P20.00
- Cooking oil 5 glasses – P92.00
- Coloring powder (optional) – P10.00
- TOTAL = P133.00
Preparation of a Decoction: (Akapulko and Guava Soap)
- Wash the leaves thoroughly and chop or cut in small pieces
- Measure 1 glass of chopped fresh leaves and 2 glasses of water
- Let it boil for 15 minutes (start timing when the water starts to boil)
- Remove from fire and strain the leaves in a cheesecloth. Set aside and let it cool
PROCEDURE:
- Measure 1 glass of caustic soda and 3 glasses of Acapulco or guava decoction and pout into a plastic pail
- Mix well by stirring continuously using a wooden ladle or bamboo stick. Use only one direction when stirring.
- Stir until the caustic soda is dissolved
- Pour cooking oil into the mixture
- Continue stirring until a consistency similar to condensed milk is achieved
- Pour the soap mixture into desired plastic molders. Set aside and let it cool to harden
- After 4-5 hours, remove the soap from the molder
- Allow 30 days to ageing before packing
- Label the soaps
Sources: www.doh.ph/pitahc/Herbal-Soap.htmp
Indication
- Acapulco leaves – anti-fungal
- Guava leaves – antiseptic for wounds
ESTIMATED COSTING AND PRICING
Product Costing
- Direct Cost
- Raw Materials – P133.00
- Labor cost/ 5 times /formulation/day – P76.40
- Water and Electricity – P50.00
- Total Direct Cost – P259.40
- Indirect Cost
- Transportation Cost – P100.00
- Total Indirect Cost – P100.00
*May vary depending on the distance between the area of business operation and source of raw materials and/or market area.
- Production Cost
- Total Direct Cost – P259.40
- Add: Indirect Cost – P100.00
- Estimated Production Cost – P359.40
*Finished product will result in 15 bars of soap 130 grams/bar
- Production cost per 130 grams of soap – P24.00
- Add: 20% mark-up of the production cost – P4.80
- Estimated Selling price/ 130 grams soap – P28.80
- Market Price per Piece = P30.00
*If the price per 130 grams of soap is lower compared with the existing market price, increase the mark-up to 30% or more. The higher, the mark-up the higher the profit margin.
Sources:www.dti.gov.ph