September 8th, 2010 • 23:09
What Is The Overall Difference Between Lye Soap And Non-lye Soap?
I would like to make organic homemade soap. Most receipes require lye, but some do not. First off, how does lye effect the quality of the finished soap. And second, with all other ingredients organic, would it still be organic if I used lye.
Sep 9th 2010 • 00:09
by MariJHou
I would like to make organic homemade soap. Most receipes require lye, but some do not. First off, how does lye effect the quality of the finished soap. And second, with all other ingredients organic, would it still be organic if I used lye.
Sep 9th 2010 • 03:09
by carol g
OK. All SOAP is made with lye somewhere in the process. Commercial “soaps” are often detergent products rather than true soap.
You can get melt & pour “soap” bases. There are two types. One is actually a detergent product and the other is a modified soap in which someone else has done the lye part for you.
Lye doesn’t affect the quality – it MAKES the soap. Oils + lye = soap.
There is no such thing as organic lye. Anyone who says their soap is 100% organic is kidding themselves or you. But you can make a soap (albeit a very expensive one) out of 100% organic oils.
To learn about soapmaking please go to millersoap.com – it’s a GREAT starting place.