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Yep I got that! So then otherwise it would be just like cold process for bar soap?

Possible?

My inner type A wants to know for sure! :) Recipes calls for 6.9 ounces of lye, 40 ounces of olive oil, 10 ounces of coconut oil, 16 ounces of water and you want to make some bar soap and liquid soap. Right now I have the oils set in different containers rdy to go so all set there Is it...

and it turned out mostly okay *but* I grated a 5 ounce bar of castile soap. I made a rosemary 'tea' to melt the soap in and upon cooling added some jasmine essential oil. It smells great, cleans well, nice lather blah blah blah But if you leave it sit it turns into a semi solid gel if...

That's awesome :) Thank you all so much for your input. I understand from a chemistry angle the reactions that create the soap. It's an evil thing asking someone at a Whole Foods cause that is exactly what they say, "Oh yes I make soap and no I don't use lye." Which is how I came to question...

This is a particular point of interest for me. I understand the chemistry behind it however specifically what I am interested in is this Adding lye results in glycerin so for those of us like myself who does not want to handle lye can I use glycerin whether in a soap form or liquid veg...