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Soap making probably sounds like a simple, harmless process, perhaps even something you can do with the kids while making Christmas or birthday gifts. But remember that all through history, whenever people have made soap either from animal fats they'd conserved or, later, from vegetable oils, lye has always been one of the ingredients. Making soap is not a craft activity for young kids, and it is certainly not a project to get involved in unless you yourself plan to take the proper care.