How Do You Make Olive Oil Soap Without Lye?
Making your own soap is a fun activity, but many people shy away from using lye, which can be harsh and caustic, and is a main ingredient in most soap recipes. Soap is not soap without lye though…it’s the ingredient that makes soap harden. Without it, you’d have liquid soap. But there are ways to make your own soap without using lye. This article discusses steps you can take to make soap without lye. Step 1 Use a melt and pour soap base. This is the easiest and fastest for the beginning soap maker, or someone who just wants to make a few bars, to make soap without lye. There are many companies online that sell melt and pour soap bases (see resources below). They’re already been through the process that turns lye into soap, so there is no need for you to use lye. These also allow you to add your own aromatic ingredients, essential oils, even flower petals and herbs for an individualized soap. Step 2 Use a base with olive oil. There are melt and pour bases that already contain olive oi
