OUR PRODUCTION PROCESS

A NATURAL HANDCRAFTED PROCESS

THE BUILDING BLOCKS

A variety of tools and equipment, both built at Riverside and purchased, are used throughout the process. Raw ingredients are sourced primarily from here in Zambia, with some needing to be imported. Twelve local youth with an excellent work ethic have been trained throughout this process. The production rooms have been organized to maximize efficiency and storage in a small space.

OUR HANDCRAFTED PROCESS

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01.
MIXING THE INGREDIENTS

First, ingredients are carefully weighed, blended, and/or melted at the ingredients weighing station. The base oils and lye solution are then combined in the batch mixing pot assembly. Safety guidelines are carefully memorized and followed. Oils are blended with the lye until thickened, utilizing a chemical process known as saponification. Then, additives such as charcoal, oatmeal, honey, and sugar are added, as well as essential oils such

as peppermint or tea tree oil. 

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02.
POURING THE INGREDIENTS

The soap is then poured through a valve into silicon molds where they harden until ready to cut.

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03.
CUTTING THE SOAP BARS

The soap is then cut into bars of equal height, width, and length.

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04.
PACKAGING THE SOAP BARS

After a few weeks of curing, the bars are taken back into the production room where they will beĀ packaged and labelled, ready for sale.

FINAL PRODUCT

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