So, my immediate thought was yes, but I had a doubt because many places that sell it call it a salt that is similar to soap!?! If it's reacted with lye, isn't it just soap?!? I did find this discussion in a soap making forum which talks about making
potassium cocoate, and they do believe it to be the same thing.
Ingredients: Contains Organic
Potassium cocoate, contains Organic Potassium olivate, Aloe barbadensis (organic aloe) leaf juice, Vanilla planifolia (organic vanilla) fruit extract, Citrus sinensis (organic sweet orange), Kosher Vegetable glycerin, Potassium citrate, Butyrospermun parkii (organic shea) butter, and Calendula officinalis (organic calendula) flower extract.
Water / Eau, Glycerin, Lauramidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Polyethylene, Sorbitol, Acrylates Crosspolymer, PEG 200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate, Citric Acid,
Potassium Hydroxide, Polyquaternium 10, PEG 7 Glyceryl
Cocoate, PEG 100, Coconut Acid, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Isethionate, Sodium Chloride, Magnesium Nitrate, Sodium Carbonate, Methylchloroisothiazoline, Magnesium Chloride, Methylisothiazolinone