Real Lye Co.

Sodium hydroxide is one of the most important chemicals on the planet, and this is how I make it from…

Most soap makers buy their lye. At Real Lye Co., I make mine from scratch. For this batch of liquid soap, I…

At Real Lye Co., I don’t just make the soap - I make the sodium hydroxide that turns the oils into soap. I…

Most people see wood ash as something to throw away. I use it to make potassium hydroxide, the lye that…

Most handmade soap starts with factory-made lye, but at Real Lye Co., I make the sodium hydroxide myself…

I’ve been trying to bring soapmaking back to the part people usually never see. At Real Lye Co., I make my…

At Real Lye Co., I make both kinds of lye from scratch using plant ash, washing soda, and pickling lime.…

Find our soap on your website! Ever seen dish soap made from sunflower ash? I make this coconut oil dish…

Reallyeco.org. This is how you make lye from ash. At Real Lye Co., I use plant ash to make lye, so I can…

I was sick and tired of seeing trash all over the creek and road on my daily walks so I decided to clean it…

Rocky Knob is back in stock. It's made from 100% organic oils and essential oils. But most importantly it's…

I tend to develop crystals whenever I boil sunflower shell ash to make lye, and I have no idea what they…

When you mix plant Ash with calcium hydroxide, you produce potassium hydroxide which is a strong lime that…

Trillium is finally back in stock! This is probably one of the highest-quality handmade soap bars you’ll…

We’re finally back in stock with Boone, the world’s only bar soap made with handmade lye and 100% organic…

You don’t need hardwood ash to make lye. I made this batch of KOH from sunflower shell ash, then used it to…

Real Lye Co. soap has to be made a little differently because my handmade lye naturally contains more water…

Real Lye Co. is getting a little bigger. I’ve officially run out of space, so my father and I are building a…

I made a custom rubber stamp for the box of my new honey and oatmeal soap, Mabry Mill. I transferred the…

A common misconception about traditional soapmaking is that ordinary wood-ash lye naturally creates a hard…

I make every Real Lye Co. bar with handcrafted lye, 100% organic oils and organic essential oils. Some bars…

The most satisfying part of making real soap from scratch—pouring my handmade lye into organic coconut oil…

Reallyeco.org. Every bar of Real Lye Co. soap begins with lye made from scratch, and honey from my own bees.…

See how Boone is made from start to finish at Real Lye Co. This handcrafted activated-charcoal soap begins…