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...but also (technically) no, because all bar soap must be made with lye. It is necessary for the integral chemical process that changes fat into soap. I won't get into the details of that reaction because that is not what you are asking, but suffice it to say that lye is a required ingredient when making solid soap.
The book that I used to work out this recipe is called  The Soapmaker's Companion  by Susan Miller Cavitch. This is also where I found recipes for hand lotion. Homemade Soap Recipe. 1  Lye â Mix in large pyrex measuring cup, stir with a chopstick saved from order-in Chinese food.2  Again, do not breathe the fumes.very oil has a different saponification index, which is a measure of how much lye is required to turn that oil into soap. This means, if you run out of coconut oil, don't go replacing it with olive oil. Lye is VERY caustic, so don't get any on your skin.