Lye has been taken off the market, theres articles all over the net and on news websites, its been off the market for over a year...meaning no RED DEVIL, no LYE itself anymore. LYE aka Sodium Hydroxide or Caustic Soda cant be found in draino with tons of other shit in it that you cant use....Traditional Red White And Blue reactions use lye at the end, so im wondering what the fuck does SWIM do now that LYE isnt available? Ive heard of people usling Epsom Salts, which would get into the final product and really could hurt people, while lye is used to seperate the HONEY at the end, what the fuck do you do now instead of lye? Is there another way to finish the REI or is it fucked?
Red devil lye has been discontinued. Roebic crystal drain opener is supposed to be 100% lye, failing that you could always order from an online soap store or find a local soap making club.
Whats SWIY makin? i just don't know what you would use lye for, (someone want to knudge in right direction?)
It's up there with Sulfuric Acid and HCl as the most used chemicals on Earth - any chemistry lab lacking NaOH would cease operations. See wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_hydroxide My local hardware store sells 100% (technical grade, really) granules. You can also get concentrated solutions, but I need the dry stuff to use as a dessicant - NaOH sucks water right out of the air to the point that even in low humidity conditions, a pellet of NaOH will turn into a puddle in minutes. And, as for the original poster - Epsom Salts are so NOT like Lye, I think you need to make sure you understand whatever it is you are doing. Even as drying agents, there isn't much those two have in common.
indeed you are correct. there are two important species in the world of chemistry.. H+ and OH- ...both are looking to neutralize, and salts are neutral, thus have something to donate if the other species is significantly more electronegative.
The red devil brand is no longer available. It is now sold as this...still sold at ACE and other specialty hardware stores. ROOTO http://doitbest.com/main.aspx?pageid=64&sku=450529&memberid=0129&associate=true
nate...you need lye in making tons of drugs, the only one i can think of of the top of my head is ghb....i may be talking out of my ass but i think its as easy as mixing the now hard to obtain gbl with the lye in a certain ratio...
You can still buy lye at most hardware stores! Get the ROOTO brand its as close to red devil that you will ever find! If you are worried bout asking for it tell them you want it for use in making homemade soap!!! Hope this helps you out!
