Today we will be talking about soap. Have you ever hear about Dettol soap? Do you know you can make it at home without spending a lot of money? Let’s find out how to make Dettol!
How to make Dettol soap?
You know that soap comes in form of a liquid or solid product. It contains some element that mixes with water. Soap is used as a cosmetic product – to cleanse and care for skin (toilet soap). It can be also used as a household chemical or as a detergent (laundry soap). The main components of soap are soluble salts of saturated fatty acids.
Dettol soap is an antibacterial soap. It provides reliable protection against invisible germs. This soap cleanses and protects the skin every day.
Let’s learn how to make Dettol at home! This soap is a disinfectant. It is multi-purpose and is used in almost every home. Dettol soap can be used for washing, bathing and even cleaning kitchen utensils. It has a main function – to kill harmful bacteria. In addition, the soap protects you against those germs that can cause illness or infection.
Dettol Antiseptic ingredients
Here is a list of chemicals in Dettol and the functions they perform:
- Texapon. It is a cleanser which forms micelles. These micelles help to dissolve non-polar substances such as oils in water.
- Phenol. It is an aromatic compound classified as an alcohol. It is colorless and has a sweet smell. Phenol is used as a disinfectant in household Dettol in low concentration. It can also be found in mouthwash.
- Chloroxylenol. It is one of the main chemicals in Dettol production. Chloroxylenol is the antibacterial which kills germs and scales down inflammation.
- Isopropyl Alcohol. It is also a very important chemical in the production of Dettol. I.P.A. is also a colorless and flammable chemical whose compound has a strong smell. It also has antiseptic effects.
- Pine oil. It is a disinfectant and antiseptic substance that smells nice. It is what causes that cloudy liquid when diluted in water.
- Dettol colorant. It is up to you to choose to add it or not.
- Water. You will need water for the preparation of Dettol soup! It is used as a solvent.
Dettol soap recipe
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Below is the exact measurement for these above chemicals that you will need.
1. 1/8 of Texapon;
2. 1/8 of Phenol;
3. 1/4 of Chloroxylenol;
4. Three liters of Isopropanol;
5. 1/4 of Pine oil;
6. Colorant – as you wish;
7. One liter of water.
We will produce 5 liters of Dettol. See the instruction below:
1. Take an empty bowl and pour the Texapon in it.
2. Add the Pine oil and stir the mixture.
3. Now add Phenol and stir again.
4. Add Chloroxylenol. Stir together
5. Pour the needed amount of water and mix thoroughly.
6. Now add Isopropanol and stir again.
7. First, dissolve the colour in the water. Then mix it and add to your soap mixture. Remember that colour should be added last
After you have prepared the Dettol soap, let’s learn how you can use it! Remember that it is only for external use. You can’t use Dettol as an undiluted product.
How to make Dettol liquid
Dettol has been in the world since 1936. There are a lot of similar products in the markets but not all of them are reliable. Dettol is a household antiseptic disinfectant which meets the requirements. Besides, if you make it at home, you can follow all the right steps yourself and you can make sure it works well for you.
Dettol antiseptic can be added in other products. For instance, face wipes, body cream, sprays, bar soaps, hand sanitizer.
Dettol liquid recipe
For the preparation of Dettol liquid you will need:
- Texapon – half a cup;
- Chloroxylenol – half a cup;
- Phenol – one cup;
- Pine oil – half a cup;
- Isopropanol – half a liter;
- Colorant – as you want;
- Castor oil – half a cup;
- Water – five tins of milk cup.
As in the previous recipe, you have to add the ingredients one by one. After adding each ingredient, stir everything properly. If you want to add colouring, then do it as the last step.
Now you know how to make Dettol liquid handwash and you can use it at home! Dettol antiseptic liquid is a very useful and irreplaceable product in every house. Every Nigerian person can manufacture it using the necessary ingredients. Just remember to be cautious.
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