CHEMISTRY SIGNATURE

ASSIGNMENT
BY: FELIPE BALDERAS
 MAKING SOAP FROM
SCRATCH

LIQUID HANDSOAP

BYAMALKHANIN
SOAP
MOTIVATION FOR SIGNATURE ASSIGNMENT

THE REASON WHY I CHOOSE TO DO THIS ASSIGNMENT

WAS BECAUSE I WANTED BECOME MORE FAMILIAR
WITH THE MATERIALS I USE BUT RARELY THINK ABOUT
I WANTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CHEMISTRY AND
WHAT AFFECTS THEY HAVE ON PEOPLE AND THE
ENVIRONMENT
DURING THIS ASSIGNMENT I LEARNED THAT SMALL
PLASTIC BEADS IN HAND SOAP CLOG SEWERS AND
 MOTIVATION FOR SIGNATURE
ASSIGNMENT
SOAP PRODUCTS USING SYNTHETIC
INGREDIENTS TODAY ARE MUCH BETTER AT
CLEANING OFF DIRT AND GRIM THAN THOSE
MADE WITH ANIMAL FAT.
I ALSO WANTED TO BE INDEPENDENT FROM
HAVING TO RELY ON THE GROCERY STORE FOR
EVERY ASPECT OF MY LIFE. I THINK IF I CAN
MOVE TOWARDS A MORE INDEPENDENT LIFE
STYLE WHEN IT COMES TO PURCHASING
 HOW SOAP WORKS

SOAPSARE WATER-SOLUBLE, MADE OF SODIUM OR POTASSIUM

SALTS OF FATTY ACIDS.
THE PURPOSE OF SOAP IS TO HAVE THE HYDROPHOBIC PART
DISSOLVE IN GREASE, DIRT OR OILS WHILE THE OTHER PART,
BEING THE IONIC HYDROPHILIC PART, DISSOLVES IN WATER.
BY COMBINING ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS WITH A STRONG
ALKALINE SOLUTION YOU PRODUCE SODIUM STEARATE.
SOAP IS MOSTLY USED FOR CLEANING, WASHING AND BATHING,
BUT IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT PART IN LUBRICANTS.
 CHEMICAL REACTION

THE CHEMICAL REACTION BETWEEN FAT AND SODIUM

HYDROXIDE IS A SAPONIFICATION REACTION.
TRIGLYCERIDE + SODIUM HYDROXIDE (OR POTASSIUM
HYDROXIDE) GLYCEROL + 3 SOAP MOLECULES
3NAOH + C3H5(OOCR)3 ---> C3H5(OH)3 + 3NA (OOCR)
 MATERIALS LIST FOR MAKING SOAP

202 ML 0F DISTILLED WATER

94 ML OF LIQUID LYE (SODIUM HYDROXIDE)
721 ML OF OLIVE OIL
GLOVES
GOGGLES
APRON
FRAGRANCE
FLEXIBLE MOLD
MEASURING CUP
TWO MIXING PANS
THERMOMETER
 SAFETY NOTES
I USED SAFETY GOGGLES, GLOVES AND A LAB APRON
LYE(SODIUM HYDROXIDE) BOTH IN SOLID OR IN
SOLUTION IS CAUSTIC AND A SKIN IRRITANT. IS ABLE
TO BURN SKIN AND DISSOLVE CLOTHING.
I USED SPECIAL CARE WHEN HEATING MIXING PAN
OVER FLAME
I ALSO HAD SOMEONE NEAR BY TO HELP IF I NEEDED
ASSISTANCE
 STEP 1

IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA SLOWLY ADD 94

ML OF LYE ( SODIUM HYDROXIDE) TO 202 ML OF
DISTILLED WATER IN ONE MIXING PAN
MIX UNTIL SOLUTION IS CLEAR
LET MIXTURE COOL TO 80 DEGREES F BEFORE
NEXT STEP
 STEP 2

MIX SOLUTION OF LYE AND DISTILLED WATER

WITH OLIVE OIL
STIR UNTIL LIQUID IS ABLE TO TRACE"
 STEP 3

POUR MIXTURE INTO MOLD

LET THE MOLD SIT FOR 24 HOURS
AFTER 24 HOURS TAKE CUBES OUT OF MOLD
AND LET THEM AIR DRY FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS
 CONCLUSION

THE FINAL PRODUCT OF SOAP WEIGHED 200 GRAMS

EACH BAR OF SOAP COST .70 CENTS TO MAKE
THE SOAP BARS ARE WELL FORMED AND SOLID
ONLY AFTER A FEW HOURS I CAN ATTRIBUTE THIS TO
GOOD MEASURING PRACTICES BEFORE MIXING
 CONCLUSION

BECAUSE OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS CHEMISTRY

CLASS I CAN NOW BETTER APPRECIATE WHAT GOES
INTO MAKING SOAP AND LAUNDRY DETERGENT .FROM
THE UNITS OF MEASURE TO HOW ATOMS INTERACT
I'M ALSO ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE CHEMICAL
PROCESS OF MAKING SOAP AND WHY IT IS SO
IMPORTANT FOR LIFE
 BENEFITS OF HAND MADE SOAP

THERE ARE MANY RECIPE COMBINATIONS

COSTS LESS TO MAKE THAN STORE BOUGHT
CAN BE CUSTOMIZED FOR INDIVIDUALS
INTERESTING FORMING PROCESS
PROVIDES BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF EVERY DAY
CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS
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