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Lye is used in concrete. Thanks for asking ChaCha!
Make lye soap by adding lye to hot water, letting the lye dissolve. Set it aside to cool, then prepare some coconut oil and shortening, melting it, also. Let both mixtures cool, then combine and pour into soap molds. Look here for more info...
Lye is created by a chemical reaction between soda and calcium hydrate or lime. You can aslo find this ingredient in soap. In its raw form, it is made into flakes and chips. Look here for more information: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-ly...
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No. Lye is used to make soap, but there is no lye left in the soap once it is made. Simply, mixing the correct amount of lye, with the correct amount of oils, at the correct temperature results in a chemical reaction called saponification. ...
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Yes. There is really no other way to make soap without lye (sodium hydroxide - NaOH). Commercial soaps also use lye, but they list the final results of the saponification process as the ingredients list. Our soap is cured for at least 4 wee...
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I hear this question so often that I want to get it out of the way first. The short answer is: No. Properly made soap does not contain lye. The long answer is that lye is used in the soap making process. Years ago soapmakers had to guess ho...
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The simple answer to this question is no. No finished soap contains sodium hydroxide..a.k.a. Lye. Lye, an alkaline salt, is used in the production of soap to cause the chemical reaction necessary to turn the base oils of Olive Oil, Shea But...
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All soap is made with lye. But, soap does not contain lye. The sodium hydroxide, or lye, chemically reacts with the vegetable oils to form soap. After the "saponification" or soap making chemical process there is no lye remaining.
http://www.dirtygertiesoaps.com/faqs-and-questions
Oooh, that's a tricky one! Simply stated, you can't have soap without lye! It is the reaction (saponification) between the lye and the oils that create soap. However, once the saponification process is complete, there is no lye left in the ...
http://www.concordsoapcompany.com/FAQs.html
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