Sodium Hydroxide Lye for Soap Making, 3 Pack 2.2 lbs.

Wonderful Soap Making in 4 Simple Steps PRIZE-WINNING HARD SOAP

Step 1: Cleaning the Fat (This step may be omitted if freshly rendered fat or new lard is used.) Boil 3 quarts of kitchen grease, lard, tallow, or fat with 3 pints of water. Remove from heat and add 3 quarts of cold water to clean the fat and remove salt. This may be done one quart at a time if larger cans are not available. Skim off the clean, solidified fat for Step 3.

Step 2: Dissolving the Lye Slowly dissolve 1/3 can of Red Crown Lye in 1 quart of water and allow the solution to cool to room temperature.

Step 3: Mixing the Lye and Fat Heat the fat to approximately 95 degrees. Slowly pour the lye solution from Step 2 into the fat, stirring as you pour. Stir for about 15 minutes until the mixture becomes honey-like.

Step 4: Molding and Curing the Soap Pour the mixture into a pan or wood box that has been lined with a slightly damp cloth. Cover with newspaper, a blanket, or a rug to hold in the saponification heat. After 24 hours, remove the soap from the mold and cut it into bars using a fine wire or string. Allow the soap bars to cure in an area where air can reach them, but avoid cold or drafts. Ten to fourteen days of curing will provide a better soap.

Lye, also known as sodium hydroxide and caustic soda, forms a great soap base for the production of lye soap. Our lye comes in a safe container fitted with a resealable, child-resistant cap. Technical grade lye (food grade) is the lye of choice for soap making.

Lye has traditionally been used as the main ingredient in soap making. If you want to make all-natural, award-winning, homemade, handcrafted soaps, this is the lye you are looking for.

Lye is also used as a drain cleaner and clog remover. The corrosive behavior of sodium hydroxide will eat its way through the toughest drain clogs of grease and hair without ruining your pipes. Additionally, lye is a main ingredient in many cleaning agents and is a great oven grease remover. However, sodium hydroxide should be handled with extra care.

Other household uses for this powerful lye include drain clog cleaning, oven grease removal, and as a cleaning agent.

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