Many people prefer to use glycerine melt & pour soap base over the do-it-yourself-from-scratch lye method. After a few requests for it we did lots of research and found some good bases which are as chemical free as you can get with melt & pour.
We have five different bases available - clear, goat milk, shea butter, white, and organic. Check them out:
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