Have you been dreaming about starting you own soap making business but aren’t sure where to start? Yes Soap making is a BIG business here in Nigeria. Soap is a daily need commodity for everyone. There is no place you can’t find soap, be it in our homes, offices, hospitals etc.
Soap making business is a lucrative business to invest in, Be it laundry soap, or toilet soap. All are huge are huge necessity. Your production can start from small to large scale. We have local soap producer who have been into this business for long and they are doing greatly well financially through the business.
Do you know you can make a monthly net of over N500,000 in soap making business in Nigeria if you do it well? The key issues in this business has to do with one’s ability to produce quality soaps as good as or even better than what we have in the market. Once you are able to establish yourself as a quality soap maker, you are on your way to becoming a successful soap manufacturer and a respected soap brand owner. So, the secret to success in soap making business is the quality.
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A prospective or aspiring entrepreneur can begin this business with N100,000, excluding the cost of renting an operational location or shop. After acquiring the soap making skills from an existing operation, you can also go ahead to buy some basic equipment. You can start in your house, do it in your kitchen, depending on where you go get a space.
What You Will Need For Soap Making
A local welder could help you to do a mould, get a cheap cutting machine for your stamp through which your name can be engrave on your soap. You have started making good money. pay attention to this article as we explore some of the rudiments in soap making business.
Capital: With as little as N50,000 you can start your own soap making business from home. If you are unsure about how much money you will need upfront, discussing with other entrepreneur will be necessary, it could be money from your purse, friends or loan from the bank etc.
Equipment: These are some of the list of the equipment needed in soap making — A Mould, Cutting Machine and a Trimming Machine.
In addition, a Metallic Stamp is required for labeling if you wish to build your brand, a Safety Hand Glove, Stainless Steel or Plastic Spoons, Paper Towel, Stick Blender, Measuring Cup, Plastic Spoons, Iye, Oils, Organic Ingredients, Scents, Colours and other chemicals.
Major Steps
Choose your recipe
Assemble your ingredients
Prepare your mould by lining inside with parchment paper
Start the measuring
Make sure all ingredient is weighed this includes your liquid ingredients
Measure out your Iye. Make sure you have your hand-gloves and your eyes goggles on to protect you from injury.
Pour the Iye into a water or other liquid.
While the Iye solution is cooling, weigh out the oil and butter
Before mixing, make sure your iye and oil are in the same temperature.
Using a stick blender, mix the Iye and the oil together. While mixing, keep on checking the temperature.
Pour the mixture into the prepared mould smoothing the top with a wooden spoon.
Cover with the mould top.
Then leave for about 24 to 36 hours
Unmold your soap – and you have the finished product ready for the market. Isn’t that simple?
Where And How To Sell Your Soap
There are several sales channels for selling your soaps in Nigeria. If you are just starting, you can start with your family and friends by giving them for free and soliciting them to tell others with word of mouth. Ask them different questions about your products, making inquiries about the products help you make changes and them move to the market proper.
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These are some few questions you are expected to ask them:- Find out if the soap lasts long enough? If the fragrance is nice? What they like about the product and what they don’t like? Answers to these questions will help you improve the product before going into the market proper.
Make the color very attractive and nice, have a good marketing skills, sell it online another good place to sell your product is hotels, schools and churches etc.
Naming Your Company
Your name should reflect your line of products, it should be catchy you can also make it memorable, its your brand you are going to live with in day in and day out, you are going to say it day in and day out, on the telephone, and within the neighborhood. So make sure you really love whatever name you are going to give your product.
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Following the steps above I believe will help you in achieving your dreams of becoming a successful soap maker. I will love to hear from you about your successes, challenges, advice and questions. Have a wonderful career ahead!
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and also where can someone get a Mould and a cutting machine and a Metallic stamp in Nigeria, Lagos to be precised?
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Nice to know that you run a soapmaking company, in the uk. interested in getting into the nigerian market, you would be able to teach individuals how to make their own soaps and the skills needed to start your own soapmaking business. also offering franchising opportunities.
I’m in the UK at the moment will be going back to Nigeria next month also interested in all your offers so tell me more about the franchising, what’s your product brand and company name?
Chris
Please I reside in Lagos. I desire business that will not make me really on nepa.is there petrol or diesel operated machine. And is it possible for a beginner to have his soap design and label like like all these big name toilet soap and still beat the competitive price.thank youadetola
So how do we contact you since your number is not here. Are u now in Nigeria, pls let us know so that we can relate
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I love something like this to start,but my fear is the NAFDAC Palava.What to do without them stopping the product to enter the market for a small entrepreneur like us. It will cost alot of money to get a bigger place in order for the NAFDAC to inspect and approve the NAFDAC NO.Please what do you say about this.
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Good day,
I trust you have a lovely week ahead.
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Thanks & Best Regards
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please I’m producing already at home but I want to make it a business, how do handle NAFDAC
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