"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message ...

Steve W. wrote:
Bob Engelhardt wrote:
Paul K. Dickman wrote:
I get Red Devil brand lye down at the hardware store. ...

Not anymore you don't. Unless your hardware store has some REALLY old
stock. Red Devil lye hasn't been made for years (2005?). The word was
that its use to make meth was behind its demise.

Bob


http://www.lowes.com/
Item number 146450

Or just look for Sodium Hydroxide.

Oh, you can still get lye. You just can't get "Red Devil" brand lye.
And, if you want just plain lye, be careful about using drain cleaner -
it often has other ingredients.

Bob

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The one brand that some soap makers use is Roebic Crystal Drain Cleaner. I
get it at Lowe's. It's 100% sodium hydroxide.

But I prefer to buy it from Essential Depot, online, when I need enough to
take advantage of their lower prices (but high shipping costs).

--
Ed Huntress