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  Need help with laundry detergent formula

  Posted by uncleben99 on September 18, 2019 at 1:38 am

  Hi guys,
  I need help with a formula.  We have been asked to make a super cheap laundry detergent for some poor market/region of our country.  We do have good installation , that is initialy why we have been asked. ( we have been making biodiesel for several years).  My knowlegde is limited for that kind of formula.   I have never been working with water base formula.

  Here is the formula;
  9% LABSA
  89,9% WATER
  1% KOH 90%
  0.1 PARFUME

  The result is not enough tick. 

  What do you suggest? should we use glycerine (since we do have alot because of the biodiesel byproduct)

  Thanks, sorry for my bad english by the way

  OldPerry replied 5 years, 2 months ago 5 Members · 6 Replies
• 6 Replies

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  Fekher

  Member

  September 18, 2019 at 1:00 pm

  @uncleben99 try cellulose gum as HEC.

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  uncleben99

  Member

  September 18, 2019 at 4:39 pm

  Thanks Fekher,
  I will try that for sure.  i also need a good, reliable way to check an validate PH.
  What do you guys suggest?  STRIPs? 

  is KOH better than Naoh ?

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  Aanchal

  Member

  September 19, 2019 at 3:23 pm

  Use a pH meter to test pH

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  Gunther

  Member

  September 19, 2019 at 8:40 pm

  You can add some SLES 
  something like 12% neutralized LABSA, 6% SLES
  to thicken it up.

  KOH gets cloudier than NaOH
  Glycerin serves no purpose.

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  uncleben99

  Member

  September 20, 2019 at 1:30 am

  Thanks for the info guys.

  Sorry but what is SLES? I have made some research but i dont find any info.

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  OldPerry

  Member

  September 20, 2019 at 12:40 pm

  Sodium Laureth Sulfate

  See our list of cosmetic industry acronyms.  

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