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Buying Wholesale Liquid Soap: What to Look For
In busy places such as offices, schools, hospitals, hotels and shopping centres, liquid soap is used every day; the right choice affects both cost and user satisfaction. In this article we cover what to look for when buying liquid soap wholesale, using our products' certificates and safety data sheet information.
Liquid soap or foam soap?
The first decision is the type of dispenser you use. Standard liquid soap dispensers work with thick liquid soap, and foam dispensers with foam soap. Foam soap mixes with air as it leaves the pump and turns into foam; because it gives plenty of lather with little product, it lowers consumption.
Do not use liquid soap in a foam-pump dispenser; the thick consistency clogs the pump. Foam soap, in turn, does not foam in a standard dispenser.
pH value
In places where people wash their hands often, the pH of the soap is an important selection criterion. According to the safety data sheets, our hand cleaning liquid has a pH of 5–7 and our foam hand soap a pH of 5.5–7.
For how to read the pH value of hand soaps and the safety data sheet values of our products, see our guide pH of liquid soap.
Certificates: TSE, Domestic Goods and GMP
- TSE certificate: Our START hand cleaning liquid is TSE-certified to TS 11885 (hand cleaning liquid). Public tender specifications usually define liquid hand soap by this standard.
- Domestic Goods certificate: We hold a Domestic Goods (Yerli Malı) certificate covering our brands for the liquid soap product type; it can be used for the domestic-goods price advantage in public procurement.
- GMP certificate: Liquid hand soaps count as cosmetic products; our ISO 22716 good manufacturing practices (GMP) certificate covers cosmetics production.
- Safety data sheet: Safety data sheets are sent on request and listed on the safety data sheets page.
Packaging and refilling dispensers
- Pack size by usage: For offices and small businesses 5 kg; for high-traffic areas, 20–30 kg drums are suitable.
- Don't top up dispensers: Instead of adding new soap on top of what is left, empty and clean the reservoir, then refill it; this prevents dirt building up inside.
- Transfer cleanly: Use a clean funnel and container when decanting from the drum, and keep the drum closed.
- Store correctly: Keep drums in a cool place out of direct sunlight.
- Stockroom layout: For shelf and stock organisation when buying in bulk, see our guide to storing cleaning products.
- Correct use: for why liquid soap is not used for dishes, laundry or cars, see wash dishes with liquid soap.
- For the shelf life and storage of detergents: does detergent expire.
- For foam soap dispensers: how to refill foam soap.
- For the production of liquid soap: how liquid soap is made.
- For where and how to buy detergent wholesale: where to buy wholesale detergent.
- Hospital cleaning supplies list: corridor, patient room, kitchen and laundry
- For those who want to open a detergent shop: opening a detergent shop.
- For hand washing with liquid soap, refilling the dispenser and why soap goes watery: how to use liquid soap.
Colour and fragrance options
TETİK and START liquid hand soaps come in different colours and fragrances such as white, red, blue, purple, pink and orange. You can see the options for each product on the liquid soaps page.
Our liquid soaps: TETİK Liquid Hand Soap 500 g, 5, 20 and 30 kg; TETİK Liquid Hand Soap — Extra (Orange) 5 and 30 kg; TETİK Liquid Hand Soap — Super Extra (White) 20 kg; TETİK Liquid Hand Soap with Active Oxygen 400 g; START Liquid Hand Soap 500 g; START Foam Hand Soap 5 and 30 kg.
Getting a quote
We produce liquid hand soap, foam hand soap, hand cleaning liquid and liquid black soap at our production facility in İkitelli OSB, Istanbul; all products, pack sizes and product codes are on our wholesale liquid soap from the manufacturer page.
To buy liquid soap together with other product groups, see our wholesale detergent and soap purchasing page, and for distribution in your region, our dealer and distributor application page.
Send us the product, pack size and estimated monthly consumption via the quote form or WhatsApp; our sales team will reply with product codes, units per case and prices.
If you sell refills from drums into customers' containers, see the wholesale refill detergent guide for our drum products suited to refill selling and for safe filling.
