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Looks like lye keeps its strength pretty well over time. I cut a bar of soap out of the batch I made last weekend and tested it just now,a nd while it's still a bit squishy at the very edges, it lathers up quite nicely.

This soap was made for an auction for Haiti earthquake relief. The total batch contains 74 ounces of olive oil, 14-15 ounces coconut oil, 24 ounces distilled water, and 12 ounces of lye by weight. It also contains one ounce of Texas cedarwood essential oil and half an ounce each of clove bud oil and eucalyptus oil that I got from Whole Foods; I'd tell you what company made the essential oils but I already recycled the bottles. If you're interested in more of the batch, let me know. I'd like to use as much of the rest for Haiti donations as possible.

Thanks.