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Is There Lye in Natural Soap? Is It Safe for Skin?

Posted on February 18, 2014

Is there lye in natural soap — and is it safe? This article explains the chemistry of saponification, why sodium hydroxide is essential to making real soap, and why no lye remains in a properly formulated bar. Learn how science, not myth, shapes traditional cold-process soapmaking.

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