This guide includes evertying you need to know about lye. What is is, is it dangerous, how to make it and where to get it.

Whether you are a prepper, cultivating lost arts, or are really into DIY, making homemade soap from ashes is a great skill to have.

As a soap maker, people always ask me about lye. Why I use it, is it toxic, and even how to make lye at home. It's actually easy to make it from scratch.

This past school year our family took a deep dive into pioneer life. One fictional pioneer account that we read referred to the making of soap with lye made from wood ash and rain water.

This guide includes evertying you need to know about lye. What is is, is it dangerous, how to make it and where to get it.

Have you ever had a go at making your own soap? It's easier than you might think. Just follow our step by step instructions and you will soon be using your own Wood Ash Soap. #DIY #woodash #homesteading #selfsufficient

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We show you how to make lye which is perfect for natural soap making recipes. And it isn't difficult.

By: Gabe Garms On our campus, we constantly have our wood burning stoves going throughout the winter months and we generate quite a lot of ash. This is great because this wood ash can be turned into lye, which is one of the primary ingredients in soap. Lye is also commercially used to clean drains

Wood ash from your fireplace or wood stove may seem like a waste product, but there are a surprising number of ways to use wood ash.