What is soap made out of?

Question

What is soap made out of?

Answer 1

Way back when, I watched my grandmother make it from fat or lard and lye. Read the ingredients part on the label,

Answer 2

Emma soap in made of 70% animal fat, palm oil, lye, and coloring.

See link below for making your own.

http://www.soapcrafters.com/recipes_scra...

Answer 3

animal fats and oils :)

Answer 4

Homemade soap is made from lye and fat.

http://www.millersoap.com/

Answer 5

they used to say it was made from lye and perfume.  Look on the package for the ingredients

Answer 6

   chemicals !!!! it used to be made from lye.

Answer 7

The Soap Process

Natural hand-made soap is not difficult to make, once you understand the basics. You can make a batch of soap in as little as one hour, depending on the formula.

The following is the basic formula for making all soap:

Fatty acid (oil) + Base (lye) = “A Salt” (soap)