Thank you very much, I’ve never made soap before, and the first article I read was obviously inaccurate about the availability of LYE.
Here are some online sources for lye recipes...
Google search... http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=homemade+lye+soap+recipe&revid=1365212514&ei=YuB5S9TbIs_8nAfAlv21CQ&sa=X&oi=revisions_inline&resnum=0&ct=broad-revision&cd=1&ved=0CDUQ1QIoAA