No, the VCO has a much higher melt point and is used more for body butters and scrubs than for soaps. If you are desperate, and have a SuperWalmart, you can buy LuAnn coconut oil there. It is in a white plastic jar with a green lid...not in a bottle like the rest of the oils (which is why I couldn't find it a few years ago when I first started soaping) but I think it's a pretty expensive way to go.