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Home » Make Your Own Soap Without Lye (well, you'll see what I mean)

Make Your Own Soap Without Lye (well, you'll see what I mean)

by Adrienne 254 Comments Published May 8, 2014 Updated: Jan 05, 2021

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Want to make soap but you're worried about caustic lye? Here's How to Make Soap - without lye! This Easy Homemade Soap Recipe is great for making your own homemade soap or for easy homemade gifts.

If you've always wanted to make soap but are worried about working with lye, here is your answer. This homemade lye-free soap is basically the scaredy cat version of How to Make Homemade Soap (well-sort of!).

lye-free soap molded into flower shapes

The Story of My Desire to Make Soap......

For years, I have wanted to make my own soap.  And yet, I have never done it.

I've oogled over the craftiness of others and felt that somehow I was deficient in my thriftiness, my craftiness, my domesticality...simply because I have never made soap. 

One of my clearest memories is of a friend back in the Chicago area who made HUGE batches of olive oil soap.  This friend had enough money to buy whatever soap she wanted, but she just LOVED making soap and her soap was just gorgeous.  

I first tried this lovely soap when I was pregnant with my first child, so basically I wrote off making it because I knew that it would necessitate my working with lye in a kitchen where I would have to time things so I didn't have a busy and inquisitive infant or toddler underfoot.  Let alone the fact that during nap time I would often be napping myself!

So I basically gave up all dreams of soap-making, and they never really came to be.

I even, at a second hand store, bought the very book that my friend's soap recipe came from, and I STILL haven't made soap.

So when Andrea approached me about sharing a recipe for melt and pour soap that was easily made into "homemade soap" style, I was thrilled.

I assumed that many other busy moms out there would love the chance to be crafty without being around something caustic that might be a problem for their children's safety.

Lye-free Soap--Really?

Would you like to create an all natural product, free of harsh chemicals, that radiates your personality and taste? Consider hand-milled soap!

Also known as melt and pour soap, this method allows you to forgo the hazards of working with caustic lye, while enjoying the creativity of soap making.

The reason being?  Well, this is why the title of the post includes "you'll see what I mean."  The lye work has been done for you already in making the melt and pour soap base.

Reasons to Make Melt and Pour Soap

Skip the Additives

So many soaps on the market are loaded with artificial colors and artificial fragrances. If you make your own melt and pour soaps, you can use quality ingredients without the nasty additives

Save Money

Of course if you make your own melt and pour soap, you will save a bunch of money over store bought.

Avoid Allergens

More and more people have sensitivities. Making your own soap allows you to customize ingredients to your needs.

Other Easy DIY Personal Care Products You Can Make

How about trying out the following DIY Personal Care Products too? These are great ways to take more steps towards clean living.

Nourishing Sugar Scrub - skip the harsh artificial fragrances in most store bought products
Healthy Lip Scrub - works great!
Homemade Foaming Soap - frugal alternative to store bought soap pumps Citrus Body Wash - smells and works great

Want to make soap but you're worried about having to handle caustic lye? Here's How to Make Soap - without having to handle lye! This Easy Homemade Soap Recipe is great for making your own homemade soap or for easy homemade gifts.

How to Make Homemade Soap Without Lye

Supplies Needed

- Natural Soap Base
- Molds
- Herbs or flowers (like these lavender flowers), rose petals
- Essential Oils
- Parchment Paper (depending on what mold you use)
- Molds (I love these flower molds, circular molds, or these simple bar molds)
- Something to grate (a cheese grater, salad shooter, or food processor are good choices)
- Liquid

1. Natural soap

Look for soap that is free of chemicals and fragrances. The simpler the better when it comes to hand milling. White or cream colored work best. Suggested online sources include:

  • Brambleberry
  • Bulk Apothecary or the one most people are using these days...
  • Amazon

You can use many kinds of soap. Here are some good choices:

  • Goat's Milk Soap Base
  • Shea Butter Soap Base
  • Glycerin Soap Base
  • Cocoa Butter Soap Base

2. Molds

A simple bread loaf pan will work depending on how much soap you're melting. Line the mold with parchment paper for easy removal.

Silicone molds work well too. These come in fun shapes and sizes like this flower mold (similar to the one used for this soaps in this post).

You will need parchment paper if you choose the bread mold pan option.

3.  Herbs/Plants

Do you love lavender? Dried lavender or even fresh lavender makes a perfect addition.

Roses? Dried rose petals or even fresh rose petals work beautifully.

Plant powders will double as natural colorants. Turmeric, for example, turns the soap a lovely orange while adding skin nourishing qualities. Spirulina powder makes a lovely green. Ground oatmeal offers a nice exfoliating quality. Himalayan pink salt adds a nice pink hue.

4. Essential oils

Forgo the petroleum based fragrances and add scent using 100% natural essential oils. Essential oils carry through the hand milling process quite well -  so pick a scent you enjoy and have fun!

Herb/essential oil combinations that work well include:

- Thyme Oil with turmeric powder
- Plumeria Oil with dried lavender
- Peppermint Oil with activated charcoal for a deep cleansing experience.

Here is Adrienne's source for "the best" essential oils, or click here to read the whole series about how she chose them.

5. Liquid

You'll need to add a slight amount of liquid to keep the soap from burning during  the melting process.  While water works fine, possible liquids include coffee, green tea, kombucha, infused herbs, coconut milk and floral hydrosol.

Instructions

1.  Grate 8 ounces of  soap. (Two regular size bars.) A cheese grater works well, as does a salad shooter. A food processor also works.

Grated Soap

2.  Sprinkle 1-2 ounces water or other liquid over the grated soap.

3.  Heat on low setting in a double boiler or crock pot. You can also place in oven-safe pot and heat in the oven at lowest setting.
Stir frequently to avoid burning. This can take anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour. When soap is liquefied, remove from heat. It will be somewhat lumpy and translucent.

Blending Homemade Soap

4.  Add desired ingredients.

(In these photos I used Pink Himalayan salt and dried rose petals from my daughter's wedding. I added Rose Geranium essential oil which created a lovely rose scent.)

5.  Stir to desired consistency. Pour (or spoon) soap mixture into molds.  I placed some dried rose petals on the bottom of this flower mold.

Homemade Soap in Molds

6.  Cool the soap and remove from mold (place mold into freezer for up to 1 hour to make this easier). Cut into desired sizes and shapes using a soap cutter or a food scraper/shovel.

Again, the mold used in the above photo is this one.

Homemade soap - without lye!

7.  Allow soap to dry for several days or more. The more liquid you use the longer it will take to cure.

8.  Once you begin using your soap, be sure to dry it thoroughly between uses to extend its life.

That's it!  Easy as--well, melting and pouring.

These would make a fabulous gift for almost any occasion.

Have you made soap using the melt and pour method?
What herbal combinations would you like to try?

Andrea FabryAndrea is a former journalist and the mother of nine children ranging in age from 28 to 12. Following a toxic mold exposure, Andrea and her family discovered the wonders of natural living. Andrea is the founder and president of momsAWARE, an educational organization designed to empower others to live healthy in a toxic world. You can follow her family’s journey at It Takes Time. She is also the owner of Just SoNatural Products.

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  1. Cory

    January 20, 2021 at 5:43 pm

    Melt and pour is another way to make soap without going through the saponification process therefore it has lye in it until it’s completely process into soap which doesn’t have lye anymore.

    Reply
  2. Pam Kessler

    January 20, 2021 at 2:22 am

    Can i use noom oil in this?

    Reply
    • Adrienne

      January 20, 2021 at 10:05 pm

      You mean neem? How would you use it?

      Reply
      • Pamela G Kessler

        January 20, 2021 at 10:21 pm

        Yes neem! I have multiple skin allergies and I am using neem to help with them. Can I use it in the soap? Thanks so much!

        Reply
        • Adrienne

          January 20, 2021 at 10:47 pm

          How much would you like to use? I'm so sorry you are dealing with this!! Have you found any relief with doing gut work or other things like that?

          Reply
  3. Long time soapmaker

    January 05, 2021 at 11:18 am

    There is no such thing as Plumeria Essential oil! It is a synthetic fragrance oil. IMO melt and pour soap should be called soap crafting. You’re not making soap, just manipulating a base product.

    Reply
    • Adrienne

      January 05, 2021 at 12:26 pm

      Hi "Long time" :). Nice to meet you. So there apparently is a Plumeria oil--I just linked to it on Amazon. I can't guarantee the purity, but it's Plumeria Alba and this company says that they are extracting it with CO2. Do you think that isn't accurate?

      As for your suggested name for melt and pour, I understand your thoughts, which is why I titled the post the way that I did. If you would like to take it up with the woman who wrote the post, feel free. Her information is in the post. Maybe it should be "make your own melt and pour soap" not to be confused with "how to make your own melt and pour soap base"?

      Reply
  4. Elaine

    December 28, 2020 at 12:38 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing all these nice health tips!am a cancer patient for three years now home and not working but I would like to turn my soap making into a hubby and then try to turn it into a little business,do you think that’s possible even though I have never make soar before,so could you please give me some hint how I could go about doing this thanks while I await your reply.

    Reply
    • Adrienne

      January 03, 2021 at 10:43 pm

      Hi there. There are all kinds of places to sell things - hard to know how easy or hard it would be. Maybe reach out to natural minded folk in our area and ask?

      Reply
  5. Barbara Glass

    December 13, 2020 at 11:16 am

    Thank You so much for sharing. I’m 74 and for the first time, I think I can do this method. Thank You and God Bless

    Reply
    • Adrienne

      December 14, 2020 at 9:27 pm

      Awww you are so welcome! Glad to have helped! Hope to see you around again!!! God bless you as well!

      Reply
  6. anonymous

    September 16, 2019 at 5:38 am

    I was excited when I saw the headline about making a chemical free soap and then disappointed to see it was actually melting a readily made soap to play with its smell and shape. There are many beautiful organic soaps out there already to purchase instead.

    Reply
    • Adrienne

      September 17, 2019 at 7:11 pm

      Hi there. Sorry it isn't what you wanted. Of course there are a lot of lovely organic soaps you can purchase--that would go for anyone who wants to use lye to make soap as well. It all depends on what you want to do--make or buy, use lye or not, etc. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  7. Sue

    May 01, 2019 at 1:40 pm

    Is lye dangerous to work with and how does it affect a soapmaker who uses it?

    Reply
    • Adrienne

      May 01, 2019 at 1:44 pm

      It can burn--its very caustic, so you need to be careful. Some people think it's really no big deal but I never would have tried to make lye-based soap with little ones around.

      Reply
  8. Emma

    February 09, 2019 at 2:08 pm

    I cut up cubes of melt and pour (when I’m not making it with lye) with a knife, put it in the microwave and put in molds. There are waaay to many steps here and adding liquid? A grater? You’ll freak people out of making melt n pour soap. Not cool.

    Reply
    • Adrienne

      February 09, 2019 at 2:22 pm

      Hi there. Sorry you feel that way. I avoid microwaves for health reasons and I am sure that the post author would agree with me. She went through a lot of health issues related to mold and it changes one's perspective on a lot of things. You can see more information on her story here: https://wholenewmom.com/health-concerns/black-mold-symptoms-mold-exposure-symptoms/

      Reply
  9. Your Mama

    January 04, 2019 at 11:26 pm

    I was trying to find a solution if there was to make soap without lye so this is considered CLICK BAIT because there is no way to make soap without lye and your little "well, you’ll see what I mean" does not make sense unless you put that in your post putting it down in the comments where some people where some people will not read them is in the definition of clickbait.

    Reply
    • Adrienne

      January 05, 2019 at 4:46 pm

      Hi there, "your mama"--actually no, the information about how this is soap created using melt and pour soap is right in the post. You can go back and read it to see. There are several other bloggers who have similar posts like this that were written before mine and several that were after. Perhaps you can go and tell them how upset you are about this as well. I do hope to have a real "making soap with lye" post down the road. Thanks for reading.

      In fact, my writing "well, you'll see what I mean" shows that I am not totally doing it without lye. Hope that clarifies.

      Reply
  10. Liz

    December 08, 2018 at 1:36 pm

    Hi at what point can i add moringa powder or oil when preparing soap?

    Reply
    • Adrienne

      December 08, 2018 at 4:28 pm

      At the same point that you add the other ingredients mentioned in the post. Enjoy!

      Reply
  11. Alex

    December 07, 2018 at 10:54 am

    Hi Adrienne,

    I appreciate this post. I'm going to be "crafting" soap with help from your article for my girlfriend. She LOVES the smell of rose -- and, really, anything that has to do with roses. So I'm using the pink salt for color and the dried rose petals. I'm also using essential rose oil, which I understand to be pretty potent stuff. Do you have a recommendation of how much of the essential oil to use? It comes in a 1oz bottle and is pretty expensive. I read comments that a couple drops permeate the whole room. Do you think a drop or two in each soap mold would be sufficient?

    Thanks so much.
    -Alex

    Reply
    • Adrienne

      December 08, 2018 at 7:38 am

      You are so welcome. It would depend on the oil as there are pure ones and diluted ones, plus on the size of the bar--what size are you thinking about making?

      Reply
  12. james

    November 22, 2018 at 3:23 pm

    i dont understand how to make soap when you are grating soap to make soap doesnt make sense how do you make soap to grate to make soap what are the ingredients in the soap before you add the ingredients ?

    Reply
    • Adrienne

      November 22, 2018 at 10:49 pm

      Hi there--this is just a basic DIY recipe for taking pre made soap base and making it special. The ingredients would depend on the soap base that you choose.

      Reply
  13. Sarah

    September 19, 2018 at 4:59 pm

    Hi,
    so I was wandering if I could add honey to a melt and pour or would that mess up the consistency? I know you can buy MP in a honey base but if I wanted to use a milk base and add honey for the extra moisturizing and anti-microbial aspects.

    Reply
    • Adrienne

      September 19, 2018 at 9:40 pm

      Hi there. I don't know! Sorry. Maybe try a little and see.

      Reply
  14. ONYEDIMMA CHINONSO QUEEN

    May 28, 2018 at 12:25 pm

    thanks for the tutorial, I appreciate.my question is this;is plantain peel/skin and cocoa pod a foaming agent in soap making? please I need an answer.thanks

    Reply
    • Adrienne

      May 28, 2018 at 12:49 pm

      You are welcome! I don't think they are foaming agents - do you see that information somewhere?

      Reply
  15. Lynne

    November 19, 2017 at 7:37 pm

    Recently came across your article and noticed you referred to the soap you used as Melt and Pour. However, after reading the rest of the article and reviewing your pictures, I noticed that what you were actually using is rebatch (sometimes called hand milled). This is definitely not the same as Melt and Pour. Just wanted to let you know.

    Reply
  16. sam

    August 12, 2017 at 2:14 pm

    TITLE IS SOMEWHAT MISLEADING, EVEN TO THE POINT OF BEING CONSIDERED CLICK BAIT... YOU SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO ALOT OF THESE PEOPLE THAT WERE LOOKING FOR A GENUINE SOLUTION TO NOT USE LYE AT ALL. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR "RECIPE" IS ONLY AN IDEA TO BE CHEAP AND ADD TO A PRE EXISTING ALREADY MADE SOAP....AN ALTERATION BUT HARDLY A MODIFICATION JUDGING BY THE REOCCURRENCES OF THE MIX NOT RETURNING TO ITS ORIGINAL SOAP BAR CONSISTENCY (FOR THOSE OF YOU WITH A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING IM TALKING ABOUT THE SOLID FORM OF THE SOAP AND NOT THE SHAPE). I DO LIKE THE IDEA AND I WILL TRY TO CREATE A BETTER PRODUCT THROUGH THIS METHOD. SO TRY NOT TO BE SO MISLEADING, YOU ARE ONE OF THE TOP "WITHOUT LYE" RECIPES THAT GOOGLE PULLS UP.....KEY WORDS "WITHOUT LYE"....THANKS FOR SHOWING ME HOW TO CAPITALIZE ON SOMEONE ELSES SOAP!!!! AM I GONNA GET A FAKE RESPONSE OR ONE FROM THE ACTUAL "CREATOR"

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    • Adrienne

      August 13, 2017 at 12:12 pm

      Hi Sam. Sorry you feel this way. Perhaps you should write to the author of the post and tell her your thoughts directly. She's a black mold survivor. It wasn't an idea to be cheap but to make soap crafting easier for someone who doesn't want to mess w/ lye. As many commenters have mentioned, there is no soap without lye so anyone who is saying you can really make soap without lye isn't telling the whole story.

      Do you suggest that there is a way to make soap without lye? If so, please do share.

      I can't say that Andrea will be responding as she is very busy but you can contact her on her blog if you like. Thanks for reading.

      Reply
      • Sam

        September 24, 2017 at 7:29 am

        Your reply comes across as unprofessional. I didn't know there it was not possible to make soap without Lye hence searching the internet) so that's not a fact everyone knows.

        Why would the person write directly to the author? That makes no sense when the article is posted on this blog which has a commenting function.

        How is the fact that Andrea is a black mold survivor relevant to the commenters critiques? Is that suppose to somehow negate the fact this article was crap?

        I'm annoyed that this "recipe" is actually just melting down random soap and adding scents. That's not actually making soap...

        Anyways this article was disappointing. I suggest changing the title because it's misleading.

        Reply
        • Adrienne

          September 24, 2017 at 7:36 am

          Hello Sam. First of all, thanks for reading. I'll address each of your concerns in line.

          1. What do you think was unprofessional about my response?

          2. I'm sorry you didn't know about needing lye to make soap.

          3. This article is on my blog but there isn't a way that I know of for the author to have easy ongoing access to comments. So you can comment here but she is heavily involved in other things now and I don't think she will respond to ongoing comments. So that's not my fault. Do you have another solution that you would like to recommend?

          4. As for the black mold survivor reference, the other commenter was talking about some fake account response so I was assuring that person that neither I nor the author are fake.

          5. I don't think it's crap but that's your opinion if you wish to maintain it.

          6. Sorry you are annoyed. I made it clear in the title (I thought) that there was a twist to it and that information is in the post as well.

          7. If you have a suggested different title I will entertain it but no promises that I will take your advice. Thanks again and I hope that is helpful.

          Reply
    • Kristi

      October 15, 2017 at 8:10 am

      Chill out! Use your brain, you can NOT make soap without lye ever! you can't make bar soap, liquid soap, laundry detergent, dish soap, etc without lye. Lye is what makes oils soaponify and change from oil to soap. You are being a bit hard on her. She was simply letting people know that you can make soap without working with lye yourself. If you are disappointed by this fact, youve obviously not taken 20 seconds to research how soap is made. It doesn't take a chemistry degree (which I have) or being a professional soap maker ( which I am) to know what she was talking about. Be nice!

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      • Lisa

        February 12, 2018 at 12:23 pm

        https://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/how-to-make-soap-from-ashes-zmaz72jfzfre
        Very easy to find on google....it's just how to make lye, but at least it's more natural,,,just saying. I still am looking for a bar soap recipe without lye, ashes, or wood, or whatever, lol. For my daughters baby shower this weekend.
        Thanks
        Lisa

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        • Kat

          December 09, 2018 at 1:40 am

          As Kristi said, you need lye to make soap, and what you linked is just an article about how to make soap with lye that you've also made. This is like someone saying you can't make a baking soda volcano without vinegar, and you linking to someone making a volcano with homemade apple cider vinegar bc "at least it's more natural". It's a total non sequitur. Just because you can make your own lye doesn't mean lye is somehow not required anymore.

          You will never find a recipe on how to truly make soap without lye because it's impossible. By definition soap is the stuff that results from saponification, which is the process that occurs when oils/fats are mixed with lye water. Any "soap without lye" recipe is either a recipe on how to remix soap that's already been made (like melt-and-pour or rebatching) or the end product is not technically soap.

          Reply
          • Adrienne

            December 09, 2018 at 12:07 pm

            Hello Kat. Thanks for reading. I think I made it pretty clear that this wasn't exactly making soap without lye and that it was simply a post for someone who wanted to make a homemade soap without handling lye.

            I hope that helps :).

            Reply
  17. Donna Northcott

    July 18, 2017 at 4:25 pm

    Just made this today! Lovely thank you. At the start of my soap journey ?

    Reply
    • Adrienne

      July 18, 2017 at 5:09 pm

      So glad to hear it! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
  18. Rashmi Singh

    July 08, 2017 at 2:28 pm

    I used 2 lbs of shea butter base soap and added coconut milk for liquid in amount the recipe states. It melted and is the consistency of coconut milk. I'm letting it now boil to get rid of the liquid. This was a disappointing recipe.

    Reply
    • Adrienne

      July 15, 2017 at 11:03 am

      I'm so sorry - not sure what went wrong.

      Reply
    • Kristi

      October 15, 2017 at 8:22 am

      I have a little advice for you. You can only add a small percentage of additives. Such as milk, extra oils, etc. it's usually under 5%. Also, you don't ever want to boil melt and pour soap. The best way to handle this is to re-melt your base and add enough base to bring the additive below 5%. Or start over. Try melting in 15-20 second bursts in the microwave storing in between. Or in a double broiler. Boiling it will ruin the base. Next time you might want to try powdered milk instead of liquid. Their are tons of great tutorials on melt and pour soap making. Soap queen tv on YouTube is a great resource for all things soap. Don't give up! Melt and pour is a fun way to make your own soap without having to handle lye yourself.

      Reply
    • tanya

      January 26, 2018 at 4:01 pm

      dont add liquid milk to a melt and pour base only powder form liquid milk is best for cold pressed soap and as for other oils and butters only use 3 teapsoons per 2/2 pounds of base other wise it wil effect your lather

      Reply
  19. Karen

    May 03, 2017 at 7:27 pm

    If i make a homemade soap by melt and pour does its still need a lye

    Reply
    • Adrienne

      May 03, 2017 at 11:54 pm

      This process doesn't need lye as the lye was already used. Is that what you mean?

      Reply
      • Tina

        April 03, 2018 at 3:54 pm

        Hi,

        Is there a way to may transparent (clear) soap without lye? Would Melt and Pour work for that? Thanksl

        Reply
        • Adrienne

          April 03, 2018 at 4:01 pm

          There are some links in the post to clear ones - I think it's the glycerine ones. Let me know if you don't see them!

          Reply
          • Tina

            April 03, 2018 at 5:21 pm

            I couldn't find any. None of the ones I saw were clear liquid. I did see several ones that turned them into bars but none for liquid.

            Reply
            • Adrienne

              April 03, 2018 at 5:44 pm

              Melt and pour isn't liquid so I'm confused.

              Reply
          • Kat

            December 09, 2018 at 1:49 am

            Just get unscented uncolored liquid soap and add your scent/color to that, keeping in mind that anything perishable may reduce the shelf life of the soap. "Melt-and-pour soap" only needs to be melted to add colors/scents because it's solid, and the colors/scents can only mix into the soap while the soap is liquid. Soap that is liquid at room temperature is effectively already "melted" so you are good to go. "Melt-and-pour base" is also just a very expensive way to say unscented, uncolored bar soap, there's nothing special about it that makes the coloring or scents stick.

            Reply
  20. Manasa

    April 13, 2017 at 6:07 am

    We can make a soap without using lye instead of using beeswax?

    Reply
    • Adrienne

      April 13, 2017 at 4:52 pm

      I'm sorry I don't understand your question.

      Reply
    • Gita

      July 05, 2017 at 8:58 am

      Hi Manasa,

      I dont think using beeswax is a substitute for Lye. Lye is used for blending process which gives lather and to mix ingredients to come together.

      Reply
      • Kat

        December 09, 2018 at 1:42 am

        Yeah you definitely can't replace lye with beeswax. It's technically possible to make beeswax soap, but it's a replacement for the oils, not the lye. It also makes terrible soap if it's used in any noticeable quantity. Save it for salves and lip balms.

        Reply
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healthy fudge on white parchment paper with knife in background

Adaptogenic Phat Fudge Remake

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