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A word about lye and our soaps
Here at Kalii Naturals, we make our soaps with the cold process method.
This means that natural, vegetable oils are combined with NaOH, commonly called lye, which produce the saponification of these oils to produce a natural soap.
This process only ends with a period of 6 to 8 weeks of cure for the soap to be ready to use.
Wikipedia says:
Saponification is a process that involves conversion of fat or oil into soap and alcohol by the action of heat in the presence of aqueous alkali (e.g. NaOH or lye). In all ready soaps, as in Made With Nature soaps, the chemical reaction of making soap, called saponification, is complete and finished. When the soap departs our premises, the lye and oil molecules have completely combined and chemically changed into soap and glycerine. This means that the lye is used up in the saponification process to turn oil into soap.
There is no lye present in the finished bars of soap or shampoo. Real soap must be made with lye, but no lye remains in the finished product after the saponification process has ended.
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We only use natural, organic and fresh ingredients, and we handcraft our products in small batches, so that freshness and high quality are assured at all times.
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