Question

What license and permission is required to make soap?

Answer 1

Among increasing demand for different goods, there is also an increase in demand for hand made soaps. People now a days not only require hand made soap for just washing their hands, but they expect more from it. They require that it should kill 100% bacteria or should make their hand feel soft, or make their hand smell good or for any other reason. The scenario is same for all other cosmetics also. These all demand shows that the people are becoming more conscious about how they look, towards their health and all of these are making them more brand conscious. Westernization can also be considered as a reason behind it. And hence to fulfil the entire requirement more and more production and manufacturing houses are being established.

There is no particular or separate legislation relating to the manufacturing of hand made soaps. The Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 and Rules 1945 in India regulate all the manufacturing process relating cosmetics and drugs and under which manufacturing of hand made soap is covered.