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Lye (Sodium Hydroxide) can be found in many hardware stores, or ordered on line. Some sell lye in bulk, in bags from 35 to 50 pounds in weight. Lye is also marketed as a drain-opening product, as well -- but the label should be checked to make sure the product is 100% lye. See the link below for more information.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 10y agoYes, you can find it in a hardware store and maybe a drug store. There is a product called Red Devil Lye which is used as a drain opener. That is sodium hydroxide crystals which is the lye that is known as lye. Of course, there are other chemicals which are technically lyes. Sodium hypochlorite is household bleach and is in that family of chemicals.
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∙ 14y agoAny grocery story has Red Devil Lye, and that's what you want.
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Can you use expired Lye water?
Using expired lye in cold process soap can greatly affect the process and final product.
What acid is used to make soap?
Typically, soap is not acidic. It is slightly alkaline Lye or sodium laureth sulfate is the typical active ingredient in soap
Is making of soap from lye and fat a chemical change or physical change?
physical
What is lye made of?
Lye (also known as caustic soda) is a corrosive alkaline substance, commonly, sodium hydroxide (NaOH). Previously, lye was among the many different alkalis leached from hardwood ashes.[1] Now, lye is commercially manufactured using a membrane cell method, which is an improvement from the previous diaphragm cell methods of Castner-Kellner, Gibbs, and Nelson. answer taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lye
If ingested how toxic is lye in a finished soap product?
Lye soap is no more poisonous than any other soap. Of course you wouldn't want to eat it. It's perfectly safe to wash withPlease related link below.
What is purpose of lye in soap?
lye is an alkaline ingredient in soap making that transforms oils into soap
What is lye soap?
Lye Soap is made by combining Lye (Sodium hydroxide), Oils and water together at the right temperature and ratio as to begin saponification. Ordinary soap like in the supermarket is not this type of soap. They do not contain lye at all.
How do you make lye soap?
mix lye, water, and fat in large pot. heat and stir. you will get soap.
How do you make lye?
Normally you don't make lye, you usually purchase it. It depends on your use of Sodium Hydroxide (lye) but one of the ways that lye can be made is by taking ashes from a fire and dripping water of it. The liquid resulting is lye. When most people think of Grandma's soap they think of the harsh feel and smell of it, it is because she probably made her lye this way. The way most in home soap makers get lye is in dry pearl format from a chemical company.
Is lye soap safe to use?
Yes, lye soap is safe to use in fact that is what I use every day. When I was a child, my father used to make lye soap which we all used regularly. Except that it didn't have perfume, it was no different from 'store bought' soap. In previous centuries, many people made and used lye soap.
Does dove soap have lye in it?
Yes. Usually listed as sodium talloate, sodium palmitate, etc.
What is a galvanic soap?
Lye soap made in Milwaukee Ei
What makes the best soap?
lye
What are the main two ingredients in industrial soap making?
Fat and lye.
What ingredients are in both fertilizer and soap?
lye.
What are the ingredients in soap?
Water, oil, and lye
What property of bases is evident in soap?
Lye
