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Soap is an alkali (like sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide) combined with fats. Together they go through a reaction called âsaponificationâ, and in the end you are left with soap. So, by the very definition of âsoapâ, you cannot have soap without lye.oap is an alkali (like sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide) combined with fats. Together they go through a reaction called âsaponificationâ, and in the end you are left with soap. So, by the very definition of âsoapâ, you cannot have soap without lye.
The word alkali is derived from Arabic al qalÄ«y (or alkali), meaning the calcined ashes (see calcination), referring to the original source of alkaline substances. A water-extract of burned plant ashes, called potash and composed mostly of potassium carbonate, was mildly basic.lkali salts are soluble hydroxides of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals, of which common examples are: 1  Sodium hydroxide-often called caustic soda. 2  Potassium hydroxide-commonly called caustic potash. 3  Lye-generic term for either of the previous two or even for a mixture.