Lye soap

Saponification is the chemical process by which the ingredients that make up the typical bar of soap come together. Find out for yourself with our easy lye soap recipe.

Here's a step by step tutorial for how to make homemade soap, along with a lye soap recipe, pictures, a video tutorial and helpful tips for making homemade lye soap! This soap is a luxurious treat and it's fun and creative to make your own homemade soap! I also sell my homemade lye soap if you like my examples!

If you've ever wanted to learn how to make lye for soap the old-fashioned way with ashes, water, and a wooden barrel, we've got you covered. Check out our step-by-step guide.

Lye is a dangerous chemical that can cause burns when in contact with skin. But why do we use dangerous thing like lye in soap? Is lye soap safe to use?

Make your own soap - easy and fantastic! This basic cold process soap is a good starting point. Learn soap-making basics with this tutorial

Are you new to making lye soap? You probably have lots of questions, especially about that kinda-scary ingredient: LYE. No worries, friend. This piece will answer 8 of the most common questions about making lye soap for beginners, plus give you tips to help you start making soap from scratch. Ready to get your lye questions answered? Pin to save, then click over to my farm blog to get answers to the 8 common questions about making soap with lye for beginners.

Lye is a very dangerous chemical, so why is it used in soap making? Learn what lye is, what lye soap is, and why it is a safe product.

Do you want to know how to make your homemade cold process soap harder? It’s one of the questions I get asked a lot. Here are a few ideas to get you started. It will take experimenting to find what works best for your recipe. Head to the blog!

Can you make handmade soap without using lye? Here are the answers: When I first became interested in making soap for our home, I was worried about using lye. It's caustic, extremely poisonous, and very dangerous if it's not used correctly. The biggest question on my mind was, "How c

Want to make soap but worried about working with lye? Here's how to make soap without lye! (aka melt and pour soap)

I started my soap making adventure back in the early 1990s. My first batch was plain lye soap. Back then I could make a year's worth of soap for about $8.

If you want to try soap making, this is a very simple, easy-to-use cold process recipe with only three ingredients: lard, lye, and water.

This past school year our family took a deep dive into pioneer life. One fictional pioneer account that we read referred to the making of soap with lye made from wood ash and rain water.

This is the easiest way to make soap without using lye--and it's safe to do with kids. Customize your homemade soap with any scents or colors you like!

These dark chocolate all-natural soap bars are almost delicious enough to eat! Learn how to make them yourself with this simple tutorial!

You can make your own scented soap using grated bars of unscented soap and not have to use lye. I know many folks that want to make their own soaps in scent and shapes that appeal to them but they are afraid of using lye. Because lye is caustic…

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Now if you have an antique soap mold, you really need a recipe for home made soap. Mom's friend Mrs. Nerger just happened to have this one that belonged to her mother. I don't think I want to try it.

Easy-to-make sensitive soap recipe with soothing calendula oil and healing chamomile oil blended into sulfate-free soap. No handling of lye required.

'Why does Lye (sodium hydroxide) need to be in soap?' This is a huge question I asked myself when I started looking into a more natural way