Product Details

Size: 1 Pound
Brand: Belle Chemical
MPN: LYE
UPC: 864698000380
EAN: 0864698000380

• Brand: Belle Chemical
• Model Number: LYE
• Colour: White
• Item Weight: 458 g
• Product Dimensions: 14.9 x 7.9 x 22.9 cm
• Shipping Weight: 476 g
• Date First Available: Feb. 27 2017

• Resealable, durable bags
• Top Quality, Premium Lye
• Great for making soap, as a cleaner, or for food prep
• Food-Grade USP/FCC

Size :1 Pound This is the highest quality food grade lye available. Also knownas NaOH and caustic soda. This is an inorganic chemical at minimum 99% pure.It is a white solid and highly caustic metallic base and alkali salt. Sodiumhydroxide is soluble in water, ethanol and methanol. This alkali isdeliquescent and readily absorbs moisture and carbon dioxide in air. In SoapMaking: Lye is mixed with water to create a lye solution. Lye solution, whenmixed with fats and oils, will cause a chemical reaction called saponification(fancy for soap). The result of saponification is beautiful handmade soap. InFood Prep: Food uses of sodium hydroxide include wGreat ashing or chemicalpeeling of fruits and vegetables, chocolate and cocoa processing, caramelcoloring production, poultry scalding, soft drink processing, and thickeningice cream. Olives are often soaked in sodium hydroxide for softening; Pretzelsand German lye rolls are glazed with a sodium hydroxide solution before bakingto make them crisp. Owing to the difficulty in obtaining food grade sodiumhydroxide in small quantities for home use, sodium carbonate is often used inplace of sodium hydroxide. In Cleaning: Industrial, or technical, grade lye isoften used as a cleaner and is the active ingredient in common drain cleaners.Sodium silicate is often used as a corrosion inhibitor to prevent lye fromcorroding pipes while it removes the blockage. Citric acid, or other acids,are often used in coordination with lye as it creates an exothermic reaction(heat) to leave sodium acetate (a salt) and water. An alternative, but lesseffective alternative is sodium bicarbonate.