Chapter 202 An unexpected surprise
Then he asked someone to find a small pot, poured alcohol into it, and prepared to make a fire.

After finishing all this, Ergou, who had gone to buy flowers, just happened to come back.

It is the season when peonies are in full bloom, and Wang An did not specify any particular flowers, so Ergou just bought whatever he saw.

Wang An smelled the elegant fragrance of the flowers and nodded with satisfaction. Then Wang An ordered: "Crush these flowers and put them in the pot."

Ergou was surprised when he heard this.

The reason why there are vendors selling flowers on the street is that flowers are not only an ornamental plant for the Ming people, but also an accessory.

In ancient times, both men and women liked to wear a seasonal flower on their heads as a decoration.

Of course, there are more women.

So although these flowers are not expensive, those that can be worn on the head must be of good quality, as each flower still costs a few cents.

It's a pity to crush it like this.

However, under Wang An's urging, Ergou did not dare to disobey and immediately tore the peony flowers into pieces and threw them into the pot.

Wang An immediately ordered a fire to be lit and the peony flowers and alcohol to be boiled together.

After a while, as the alcohol in the pot began to boil, a strong scent of peony flowers began to waft.

The onlookers couldn't help but exclaim in ecstasy, "I've never smelled anything like this in my life."

"It smells even better than the smell of Erleng's daughter."

"The peony I smelled before was light in scent, not as strong as this one. But even though it is strong, the fragrance is still as light and elegant as ever."

Wang An knew it was done, and asked someone to filter the juice in the pot with the gauze prepared in advance to filter out the residue, leaving only a pot of light pink liquid.

This is the most primitive and crude method of extracting perfume. It involves directly using clean water or strong alcohol to crush and steam the petals with a strong fragrance. After filtering out the residue, you can get the most primitive perfume.

However, the perfume extracted by this method evaporates very quickly and cannot be stored for a long time without being sealed.

However, Wang An did not need to preserve it for a long time. His ultimate goal was just to add it to the soap to increase the aroma of the soap and make the soap look less low-class.

Soon, Wang An ordered to start production again to produce new soap.

This time it was also a small-scale production. After a period of time, it came to the saponification reaction process. Wang An immediately added the extracted peony perfume into the big pot, and then waited for the saponification reaction to be completed.

When the saponification reaction is gradually completed, the original soap gradually solidifies into blocks, and the workers take them out and shape them.

After cooling for a while, Wang An picked up the soap and smelled it, and indeed he smelled a faint scent of peony.

Fresh and elegant.

Although not as strong as perfume, it has a subtle fragrance.

Ergou and other veterans also picked it up, smelled it, and praised it.

"This tastes really good. If I bring a piece to my wife, I'm afraid she won't want to eat it!"

"My daughter loves cleanliness the most. I don't know how happy she would be if I gave her a piece of soap like this!"

Ergou was also very excited. He came close to Wang An and said excitedly: "Master, you are amazing. If such a fragrant soap is used for bathing, those rich girls will love it!" Tian Erlangzi immediately said: "I think the happiest ones are not the rich girls, but the girls in the brothels!"

Ergou also suddenly realized and said, "Don't those Yao sisters love to claim that they have body fragrance? The price of those who smell good is higher. After soap is available, won't the value of these Yao sisters increase greatly!"

Wang An watched everyone's heated discussion and just smiled without saying anything.

Wang An already had a clear plan for the positioning and purpose of soap, and had even prepared a complete marketing plan for it, just as Ergou and the others said they had already thought of it.

However, adding perfume to the soap is only the first step; the appearance of the soap remains unchanged.

So Wang An immediately ordered Ergou to buy some plant dyes to dye the soap.

The reason why plant dyes were specifically emphasized was because Wang An considered that the soap after dyeing and fragrance enhancement would be positioned for bathing use, and the price would be much higher than the original soap, so product safety was naturally the top priority.

Compared with mineral dyes, plant dyes are safer and non-toxic.

Just like the five-color osmanthus cake, it can even be eaten directly, and of course there is no problem using it for bathing.

While everyone was discussing the matter heatedly, an old soldier scooped up a spoonful of glycerin produced by the saponification reaction, smelled it and said, "Boss, this glycerin is also fragrant!"

Wang An suddenly felt happy. In the past, Wang An sold the glycerin produced in the saponification reaction as moisturizing glycerin.

However, due to the raw materials, the appearance and smell are also not good, which has been criticized.

If it weren't for the fact that moisturizing glycerin is so effective, I'm afraid those women would never apply it on their faces.

Because of the addition of perfume, the moisturizing glycerin also has the scent of peony.

This will undoubtedly make it more attractive to women.

Just imagine, moisturizing glycerin can not only moisturize the skin, but also make your face fragrant. Which woman would not like it?
So far, Wang An’s chemical plant has three flagship products.

They are the original forms of soap, which Wang An positioned as being used to wash clothes and also to wash hands.

The second item is a high-end soap that has been scented and has its appearance changed using a special mold. Wang An positioned it as a soap for bathing, washing face, and washing hands.

Of course, if a wealthy family doesn't mind spending that little bit of money, they can even use it to wash clothes.

The third item was a pleasant surprise, moisturizing glycerin with a unique scent.

Moisturizing glycerin itself has a certain market, and it was already being sold when Wang An first arrived in Daming.

It has a certain reputation in a small range and is quite popular. In the past, Wang An did not deliberately promote it because of insufficient production capacity.

Now, with the large-scale production of soap, it is necessary to promote the fragrance-enhancing moisturizing glycerin.

Everyone was discussing enthusiastically and was very optimistic about the future prospects of the chemical plant.

After all, everyone has long been aware of the effects of soap and moisturizing glycerin. Now that they have been improved by Wang An, everyone has no doubt about how popular they will be once they are launched.

After a while of excitement, Wang An had people clean up the site and prepared to purchase raw materials for production.

As for the animal fats that would be needed, since the idea of ​​opening a pig farm was unrealistic, Wang An had no choice but to let Ergou contact the butchers in the city in advance to purchase pig offal and lard.

(End of this chapter)