How to organize the production of soap

The production of handmade soap attracts many entrepreneurs with its quick payback. The demand for decorative soap is growing from year to year, this market in Russia is still far from saturation, which means that those who want to establish this simple production have a chance to succeed.

You will need

• -knowledge of soap manufacturing technology;

• -Small production and storage facilities;

• - equipment for the production of soap (stove, large metal containers, molds);

• a welder and two soap packers on staff.

Instruction manual

1

Get to know the handmade soap technology. You can find all the necessary information in open sources. The hand-made soap industry is unusually developed in the West, and there is a ton of the most detailed information on the world’s Internet about the manufacture of such products and everything that is required for this. Soap production technology is essentially the same, but has a lot of recipes that allow you to experiment endlessly with the appearance and properties of the products.

2

Rent a room with an area of ​​several tens of square meters. Such a production site cannot be dispensed with for the mass production of soap, since at home it will not be possible to produce sufficient quantities for a good turnover. The room will need to be divided into two zones - the production and storage ones, where the soap already cooked will solidify and wait for the packaging work.

3

Get equipment for making soap - a gas stove, containers for cooking the soap base and the form into which the cooked soap will need to be poured. Then find suppliers of the raw materials you need in the production - soap base, essential oils, various herbal soap components. You will have to work with suppliers all the time, so look for opportunities for profitable long-term cooperation with them.

4

Calculate what volumes of production will be acceptable and optimal for you and, based on them, decide how many people will work on the production of soap for you. Usually, one soap maker and several packers are involved in such a production. Work with suppliers, as well as marketing of products at such an enterprise, is most often carried out by the owner himself; it is not advisable to hire additional personnel for this.

Useful advice

Already at the stage of organizing production, pay enough attention to the design of your future products - for handmade soap, the appearance is very important.

Immediately create a wide assortment range of products, take into service as many soap recipes as possible, always try then to make your assortment even more diverse, constantly looking for new ideas.

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