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What is lye?
Lye can refer to two different chemicals. There is soda lye, which is sodium hydroxide, or NaOH, or potash lye, which is potassium hydroxide, or KOH.It the VERY CAUSTIC OR BASIC (ALKALINE) - Meaning it can burn your skin, blind you, etc - Stuff found in Oven Cleaners, Draino, and other toilet bowl type stain removers. It used to be a minor ingredient in homemade soaps, way back when.TREAT WITH CARE. READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. USE EYE AND SKIN PROTECTION, AND DON'T BREATHE THE VAPORS.
Is sulphur good for your skin?
No it can cause negative effects on your skin.
How do you make lye solution for lutefisk?
How does one make the lye solution for lutefisk. What is the lye and dilution amounts? Also where does a person buy the lye? thank you.
How much does lye cost?
The price of lye can vary but on average a canister of lye costs about $54 dollars. Lye is used to cure different foods.
What is the pH scale of lye?
Lye solution is basic.
What is lye peeler?
A lye peeler is a device used in canneries to remove the skin from mackerel. The fish is moved through a hot solution of lye and water until the skin is dissolved from the flesh.
What is peelers?
A lye peeler is a device used in canneries to remove the skin from mackerel. The fish is moved through a hot solution of lye and water until the skin is dissolved from the flesh.
Why are substances like Drano and Battery acid dangerous?
Battery acid is Sulfuric acid and Drano is 54.2 %Sodium hydroxide Sulfuric acid is a strong acid which can damage skin and your eyes. Drano is 54.2 % Sodium hydroxide which is lye. Lye is used to make lye soap. Lye reacts with oils and fats to make soap. You have oils on your skin.
Is lye water good for the health?
Generic usage of lye varies from soap making to cleaning to industrial and chemical uses. Of course, people know that lye can be used as a preservative in food processing, but many abhor from it considering the possible harmful effects. However, there are several benefits to lye water.
How do you dezolv wood?
Wood can be desolved through the use of lye. However, it is very important to handle lye carefully as the chemical can also dissolve human skin and flesh.
What are the effects of ozone on the skin?
The effects of ozone are adverse on skin. It can cause cancer.
What are the dangers of lye?
Lye is sodium hydroxide (NaOH). Solid lye is caustic (corrosive) and very dangerous. Avoid inhalation of dust, contact with skin, eyes, and mucus membranes. Solutions of NaOH are also corrosive (depending on concentration) - avoid contact with skin and eyes. Always wear gloves and goggles when handling this chemical. Consult an MSDS before use (http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/s4034.htm)
Why did the Egyptians invent soap?
The Egyptians used Lye to clean they're clothes in the river, only after the Lye was rinsed out of the clothes and washed downstream did people notice that it would bubble and clean the skin. It was pure accident
Why can't soap be used right away?
Soap has to cure for a while, or it will be caustic. It can make chemical burns on the skin. When soap is first prepared it usually contains residues of unreacted fat and lye. If used immediately and you get a piece of the unreacted lye on your skin it will cause a chemical burn, turning the fats in your skin into soap! If you wait before using the soap the unreacted lye will slowly turn unreacted fat into soap. This waiting time can be reduced or eliminated if you give the original fat and lye mixture longer to "cook" before making the bars of soap. To verify that the reaction is complete, take samples of the soap mixture in water and test for neutral pH 7, when it is neutral all the lye is used up.
What is a homophone for lie?
The homophone for "lie" is "lye".
What effects does Mercury have if you get it on your skin?
it can burn your skin.
Why is caustic slippery?
Caustic substances, such as lye, bleech, and soap, feel slippery because they dissolve the upper layers of your skin!
