how do you make soap
The first site below is long on talk but short on specific directions; however, it gives a good description of all the different kinds of soap. The second site gives specific directions. One works with lye to make soap and lye is VERY corrosive. So if you make soap with lye you need to be extremely careful.
http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:7BRRAHh_QZgJ:www.baruch.cuny.edu/wsas/departments/natural_science/chemistry/chm_1000/9_soap.doc+soap+preparation&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&client=firefox-a
http://faculty.mansfield.edu/bganong/biochemistry/makesoap.htm