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The truth about lye

The truth about lye

Every time I make soap and mention my “lye water solution” I get questions about the lye. All soap is made with sodium hydroxide, which is known as lye. Soap cannot be made without it. Whether I’m making cold process soap, hot process soap, or melt & pour soap, it is all made with lye at some point. People seem to think that melt & pour soap is not made with lye, because you’re just melting down the soap, adding fragrance, additives and pouring into a mold. But the truth is the manufacturer who made and is selling you the melt...

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