Soap making system and method

A soap making system comprising:

• a lye vessel configured to receive a first material, the first material including an ingredient,
• the lye vessel including
• a lye vessel inlet configured to allow the ingredient of the first material to be deposited into the lye vessel,
• a lye vessel heat energy source to heat the first material,
• a lye vessel mixer to blend the first material,
• a lye vessel outlet configured to selectively allow the first material to be dispensed from the lye vessel, and
• a lye vessel sensor disposed in the lye vessel, wherein the lye vessel sensor measures an attribute of a member selected from a group consisting of the first material, the ingredient of the first material, and combinations thereof;
• an oil vessel configured to receive a second material, the second material including an ingredient,
• the oil vessel including
• an oil vessel inlet configured to allow the ingredient of the second material to be deposited into the oil vessel,
• an oil vessel heat energy source to heat the second material,
• an oil vessel mixer to blend the second material,
• an oil vessel outlet configured to selectively allow the second material to be dispensed from the oil vessel, and
• an oil vessel sensor disposed in the oil vessel, wherein the oil vessel sensor measures an attribute of a member selected from a group consisting of the second material, the ingredient of the second material, and combinations thereof;
• a blending vessel configured to receive the first material dispensed from the lye vessel and the second material dispensed from the oil vessel,
• the blending vessel including
• a blending vessel mixer to blend the first material with the second material to form a mix of the first material and the second material to produce a soap, and
• a blending vessel sensor disposed in the blending vessel, wherein the blending vessel sensor measures an attribute of a member selected from a group consisting of the first material, the second material, the soap, and combinations thereof;
• and
• a control system to facilitate a forming of the soap, the control system in communication with the lye vessel sensor, the oil vessel sensor, and the blending vessel sensor, the control system selectively controlling a member selected from a group consisting of the lye vessel inlet, the lye vessel heat energy source, the lye vessel mixer, the lye vessel outlet, the oil vessel inlet, the oil vessel heat energy source, the oil vessel mixer, the oil vessel outlet, the blending vessel mixer, and combinations thereof.

A method of making soap, comprising steps of:

• providing a soap making system comprising,
• a lye vessel configured to receive a first material, the first material including an ingredient, the lye vessel including
• a lye vessel primary chamber, and a lye vessel secondary chamber, the lye vessel secondary chamber in communication with the lye vessel primary chamber,
• a lye vessel inlet configured to allow the ingredient of the first material to be deposited into the lye vessel,
• a lye vessel heat energy source to heat the first material,
• a lye vessel mixer to blend the first material, and
• a lye vessel outlet configured to selectively allow the first material to be dispensed from the lye vessel;
• an oil vessel configured to receive a second material, the second material including an ingredient, the oil vessel including
• an oil vessel inlet configured to allow the ingredient of the second material to be deposited into the oil vessel,
• an oil vessel heat energy source to heat the second material,
• an oil vessel mixer to blend the second material, and
• an oil vessel outlet configured to selectively allow the second material to be dispensed from the oil vessel;
• a blending vessel configured to receive the first material dispensed from the lye vessel and the second material dispensed from the oil vessel, the blending vessel including
• a blending vessel mixer to blend the first material with the second material to form a mix of the first material and the second material to produce a soap;
• and
• a control system to facilitate a forming of the soap, the control system in communication with the lye vessel, the oil vessel, and the blending vessel, the control system selectively controlling a member selected from a group consisting of the lye vessel inlet, the lye vessel heat energy source, the lye vessel mixer, the lye vessel outlet, the oil vessel inlet, the oil vessel heat energy source, the oil vessel mixer, the oil vessel outlet, the blending vessel mixer, and combinations thereof;
• dispensing water into the lye vessel primary chamber of the lye vessel;
• dispensing sodium hydroxide into the lye vessel secondary chamber of the lye vessel;
• releasing the sodium hydroxide from the lye vessel secondary chamber into the lye vessel primary chamber;
• blending the water and the sodium hydroxide in the lye vessel to form a first material;
• dispensing a second material into the oil vessel;
• dispensing the first material and the second material into the blending vessel;
• mixing the first material and the second material in the blending vessel to form the soap;
• and
• removing the soap from the blending vessel.