What is Lye and why is it used in soap?
Our soaps are 100% vegetable-based and there is no lye in the final product. We include lye in the ingredients section of our soap bars to be completely transparent on how we craft our soap.
Lye is an essential ingredient in all handmade, cold-processed soaps. It is the catalyst that turns the liquid vegetable oils we use (olive, coconut, etc) into the hardened product. At the end of the soap-making process, due to the reaction, there is no lye left in the final product. If you see any lye-free soaps out there, they are either made out of alternative chemicals or because there is no lye in the final product.
