The coconut oil adds a wonderful lathering agent to this soap. This is a softer bar of soap. Even more creamy lather because of the palm oil's gentle lathering properties. It is a white color. Coconut oil you may find locally in a restaurant supply shop in your city.
Palm oil can be a lot more difficult to find.
Or see our oils page. Sure, lye is not just for opening drains. Soap is a result of a chemical reaction between lye, fat and water. In 24hrs, you no longer have lye, fat and water. If you followed the recipe exactly, you won't have any lye at all in your soap.