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natural deo stick production
Hello,
Im a chemist & started a natural deodorant project during the pandemic, I use biobased ingredients and cardboard tubes as packaging. Right now I sell around 30 deos a month and I make them in my kitchen as following:
1) melt all solid/waxy ingredients using a glass beaker on a lab heating plate
2) using a stand mixer mix the melted and powder ingredients
3) add into the mixer the rest of ingredients like fragrance, etc
4) pour into tubes
it works for now but I feel like it´s really complicated, messy and difficult to clean. Also, what if I want to make more, for example a batch of 20 kg. What equipment or machines should I look for? any help or tips are appreciated. Also any ideas on how to dispense the product into the tubes? right now its messy and I have to do it in a rush because it solidifies quickly….
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@natiyo123 You asked and I will inform, though you may not have the coin but here goes: a steam-jacketed 316 SS kettle with full side-sweep agitator and offset turbine mixer, flush-fit valve. A low-pressure steam generator (15 - 25 psi) with a PLC-controlled steam valve solenoid and J-type thermocouple for temperature control. Transfer - when ready - through a recirculating, insulated 316 or 304 SS sanitary 2.0 inch pipeline traced with an element heat tape to a shrouded multi-head positive displacement filler having a top-mount plenum for product recirculation, preferably with vertically mounted pistons, then feeding into a reciprocating cooling tunnel with minimum 1 meter headspace for air make-up efficiency with the 15,000 btu air cooler. I’ve manufactured millions of hot-fill deodorants, antiperspirants and pomades this way with few production problems. Oh yeah…almost forgot: you will need a few capable employees on the payroll to do this too.
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Thankfully your list reinforces my advice, “Don’t manufacture in your kitchen or where food is prepared.”
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I know it´s not ideal to make deos in a kitchen but it´s what I can do for now …
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NEVER share production and food prep spaces. It’s disallowed under every credible standard or text. Its a barrier to overcome not accept.
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well at least now I know what to look for in the future hehe… thanks
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Glad to hear it.
Where you live, is it allowed to produce your own deodorant at home for commercial use? Do you need permission for that?
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