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Lye 31 Dec 2013 22:54 #404

SueAnn OFFLINE New Member Posts: 2	I can not find lye at any local retailers. Is there any other way to make soap without lye?
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Lye 01 Jan 2014 01:56 #408

HFI_Matt ~ Humble Servant ~ OFFLINE ADMIN Posts: 927 Good Job(s): 108	SueAnn wrote: I can not find lye at any local retailers. Is there any other way to make soap without lye? Hi Sue:) Have you looked into making your own lye? I have seen some videos on YouTube.
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Lye 03 Jan 2014 10:43 #455

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No you must have lye to make soap.

I suggest you check at the hardware store (I have found it at lowe's and tractor supply co) for this product

ROEBIC Crystal Drain Opener. It will say on the package "Contains 100% Sodium Hydroxide (caustic soda)" It's in a white plastic container with a yellow label

This product is lye and can be used to make your soap. Do not buy anything that is not 100% Sodium Hydroxide or has anything else in it

If you still cant find it you can order lye online (thelyeguy.com) and you can make lye from wood ash but its very hard to gauge proper amount of homemade lye to use in recipes

~Christine~

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Lye 03 Jan 2014 22:22 #463

SueAnn OFFLINE New Member Posts: 2	Thanks ya'll. I was just coming to post that when I looked up how to make lye like Matt suggested, it gave me the suggestion on the roebic that moirakris is talking about. I found it at lowes. it was $16.00 for a small can but I really want to try this. Thanks again everyone.
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Lye 16 Jan 2014 22:17 #701

melissa_6053 OFFLINE New Member Posts: 5	I haven't been able to find lye locally either. I live in Newfoundland, Canada in a small town so don't have many options store-wise. I've looked at ordering on-line but because Newfoundland is an island any company I've contacted won't ship here (something to do with not being able to ship hazardous materials). Any suggestions?
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Lye 16 Jan 2014 23:21 #706

HFI_Matt ~ Humble Servant ~ OFFLINE ADMIN Posts: 927 Good Job(s): 108	You can try to make some out of wood ash:) This video seemed good to me.
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Lye 21 Jan 2014 17:39 #828

tracey_p chicken addict OFFLINE Senior Member Posts: 46 Good Job(s): 7	I had to buy it online last time I made lye soap. You can get it on amazon.com, but you can get it at numerous other places also.
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