Anyone very knowledgeable in making body soap?

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This discussion focuses on the formulation and classification of body soap ingredients, specifically addressing compounds such as Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Laureth-4, and Glycerin. Participants emphasize the importance of understanding the function and proportion of these ingredients, noting that many listed are detergents rather than traditional soaps. Key recommendations include researching saponification processes and safe handling of caustic substances like caustic soda and caustic potash. The conversation also highlights the significance of ingredient labeling regulations, which require listing components in decreasing order of quantity.

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  • Understanding of saponification processes
  • Knowledge of ingredient functions in soap making
  • Familiarity with caustic substances such as caustic soda and caustic potash
  • Awareness of ingredient labeling regulations
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  • Research the cold process and hot process soap making techniques
  • Learn about the properties and functions of common soap ingredients
  • Study safe handling practices for caustic materials in soap production
  • Explore reverse engineering techniques for analyzing commercial soap products
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Individuals interested in soap making, including hobbyists, cosmetic formulators, and anyone seeking to understand the chemistry behind body soap ingredients.

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Help need real good knowledge in making body/hand soap
Is anyone very knowledgeable in making body or hand soap so can easily classify the main compounds' function and proportion

Found on a body soap wrap written ingredient:

Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Laureth-4
Lauryl Alcohol
Sodium Palmateiiii
Sodium Palm Kernelate
Palm Kernel Acid
Paraffinum Liquidum
Flexuous oil
Talc
Tetrasodium Etidronate
Tetrasodium EDTA
Titanium Dioxide
Cymbopogon
Glycerin
Caprylyl Glycol
Sodium C14-C16 Olefin Sulfonate
Sodium Polynaphthalenesulfonate
Phenoxyethanol
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
Methylisothiazolinone
Benzoic Acid
Please help which of them categorized under what function, and their close proportion to the best one
 
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What effort have you put into find this out with your own research?
 
Many of those materials you list in post #1 are not soap; some of them are detergents but not soaps. By curiosity, what is or are the first TWO ingredients listed on the container? A regulation about listing ingredients on label is that they are supposed to be listed in decreasing quantities.

An answer you need to know is, what is a soap?
 
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If you really want to learn to produce soap, learn about and how to manage saponification, fat materials, and caustic soda and caustic potash - AND the proper practices to handle and store the caustics safely.
 
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In the link in Jedishfru's post above, all the warnings are to do with two ingredient (can you guess which) and to stop severe chemical burns to your skin and to avoid blinding yourself. The cold process and the hot process mentioned are the ones where you might get injured. The final product could be contaminated if you use too much of the dangerous ingredient and some is left behind in the soap.
 
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