[TheForge] Lowes has lye

[rsmuck]

The corn meal was an ingredient, I think ANCO the windshield wiper people 
used to make something similar!
Rowland of Roseburg, OR 97470
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Freeman" <FREEMAB at pt.fdah.com>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 7:48 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Lowes has lye


> OUT of corn meal, or with corn meal in it?
> Bruce
> NJ
>
>>>> rsmuck at hughes.net 11/13/2006 1:47 PM >>>
> Bruce, I used to have a customer who was a chemical company, they made
> up
> hand soap out of Corn meal, I loved it, wish I knew where to get some!
> Rowland of Roseburg, OR 97470
> I love The Science Channel
> My Hero's are Burt Rutan & Paul McCready
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bruce Freeman" <FREEMAB at pt.fdah.com>
> To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 6:37 AM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Lowes has lye
>
>
>> Soapmaking.  Or will be.  My range oven conked out over the weekend,
> and
>> there went my free time.
>>
>> I made a crude batch of lye soap about six months ago and have been
>> very impressed with it.  It's very effective and long-lasting.  It
>> doesn't sop up water and decay into mush, but forms a good lather on
> the
>> hands.  It's not particularly harsh.  And it has no stinkin'
> perfume!
>>
>> I've nowhere near run out of the stuff, but it's ugly yellow stuff
> from
>> cooking grease.  I want to make some that looks nicer in the bath by
>> starting with white grease.  I may experiment with other oils and
> fats
>> too.
>>
>> Bruce
>> NJ
>>
>>>>> wjec at verizon.net 11/11/2006 6:34 PM >>>
>> What are you using this for Bruce?
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Bruce Freeman" <freemab222 at yahoo.com>
>> To: "theforge" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 2:57 PM
>> Subject: [TheForge] Lowes has lye
>>
>>
>>> Found lye sold retail locally at Lowes home centers.
>>> Look for Roebic Crystal Drain Opener in the plumbing
>>> dept.  Tall, white plastic jar with mostly yellow
>>> label.  Claims to be 100% sodium hydroxide (lye) and
>>> appears to be so.
>>> Bruce
>>> NJ
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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