HOW TO PRODUCE AIR FRESHENER

LIQUID AIR FRESHENER PRODUCTION

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Liquid Air Freshener

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MATERIALS NEEDED FOR PRODUCING LIQUID AIR FRESHENER 1.    

1.  Fillers/extenders: this is used to increase the bulk of the product and to also add  viscosity to the final product. Heavy alcohols like propylene glycol, glycerin etc can be used.

2.   Solvent : a solvent is any liquid that dissolve things. They include water, isopropyl alcohol (IPA), kerosene, ethyl alcohol depending of the type made. For my I prefer ethyl alcohol or isopropyl alcohol because they aid in quick surface evaporation. Isopropyl alcohol is also an anti bacterial substance.

3.    Emulsifier: the function of the emulsifier is to help the input mix properly and remain stable. It also helps oil soluble to mix properly with water soluble with separating.  Typical examples of this include Texapon, empicol, sodium laurel sulphate, etc.

4.    Antimicrobial agents: these are for destroying bacteria virus and fungal that causes most odours. Examples of such include salicylic gluconate , aluminum chlorohydrate etc.

5.   Perfumes: this is used to produce the desired scent or fragrance. The following concentrated perfumes are recommended: Jasmine, Apple, Blue water, Bakhour, Juma, passion Exe, Lavender, Ambinol, Ambipur etc

6.   Preservative: this is use for preserving the final product. They include the following: formalin, sodium Benzoate, Germall plus, propyl paraben, sodium benzoate, methyl paraben, etc.

PRODUCTION STEPS

STEP 1:
Put 1/8kg fillers/Extender (Natrosol) into a separate bowl and add 5litres of water and stir until it is properly mixed and thick.

STEP 2: Put 1/8kg of the emulsifier (texapon) in the above mixture and mix vigorously. At this point the mixture will become foamy don’t worry; texapon is a foaming agent.

STEP 3: Add 1 ½ litre of Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) and stir very well to dissolve the mixture.

STEP 4; Add 2litres of water to the mixture and stir very well.

STEP 5: Add perfume to your production. Use a combination of different perfume notes to get a unique fragrance. Perfume fragrance is based on notes such as top note, middle note and base note. Add it to your taste.

STEP 6: Grind a wrap of camphor and add to it to make your fragrance last longer.

STEP 7: Add preservative to it. Preferably 2 caps of eva water bottle cap or its equivalent.

STEP8: Add more water to increase the volume and to reduce the thickness.

STEP 9: Mix your colour and add to it.The entire volume of the production could be between 30-40litres. Finally pack it in containers and it is ready for market.