How to Make Lye

[WiNaDeYo]

Lye is caustic acid, right? What other uses would it have in a survival situation?
(I'm lazy tonight and don't want to do my homework alone...)

[whitecrow]

Originally Posted by WiNaDeYo

Lye is caustic acid, right? What other uses would it have in a survival situation?
(I'm lazy tonight and don't want to do my homework alone...)

Lye is caustic soda. It is a strong alkali, and not an acid. It is useful for making soap, curing certain foods such as olives, and many industrial processes...including, so I'm told, making meth which is why it's getting hard to walk into a store and buy pure lye anymore.

Lowe's sells a brand called Roebic in the plumbing department. It is 100% sodium hydroxide. The main producer of lye is Dow Chemical. I'm sure Roebic buys it by the boxcar and puts it in those little jars at a huge profit. I'm currently looking into whether it is possible to buy pure sodium hydroxide from a manufacturer less into corporate rape of the planet and everyone on it.