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Get together with other soap makers in your area and "go in" on buying a bag of lye from a local chemical supply house - (or one of the online vendors above), carefully splitting it between you. Lots of soap makers buy their lye in bulk.
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candleandsoap.about.com/od/coldprocesssoapmaking/a/lyes...
candleandsoap.about.com/od/coldprocesssoapmaking/a/lyesources-nonUSA.htm
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About Lye For information on Potassium Hydroxide or Potash - CLICK HERE ... Lye, also known as caustic soda, is the common name for Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH). Lye is commercially used, most commonly, in the manufacture of paper, textiles and detergents.
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www.lyedepot.com/
www.lyedepot.com/
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8 lbs of Lye (Red Devil Replacement) for only $13.04 - Click Here ... Technical Grade Sodium Hydroxide Lye Beads - Click Here ... Use caution when purchasing drain openers as a source of lye because most drain openers contain other chemical in addition to the lye. These other chemicals are very undesirable and potentially...
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www.lyedepot.com/purchase_lye/index.html
www.lyedepot.com/purchase_lye/index.html
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:-( I've been buying my lye in bulk for quite awhile now, but for the average person that wants to make one or two batches and has gotten accustomed to buying it locally... ... If you are buying lye in Canada... the brand most often used is "Gillett". I received the following email in regard to its availability in Canada:
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www.millersoap.com/soapingred.html
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Conditions for purchasing lye (sodium hydroxide) from Certified Lye for making soap. ... Each customer must read and accept the following conditions for each purchase of lye (sodium hydroxide) and/or caustic potash (potassium hydroxide) from Certified Lye™.
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www.certified-lye.com/buy-lye.html
www.certified-lye.com/buy-lye.html
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About two years ago lye was everywhere to be had, including the supermarkets. Then mysteriously all the lye disappeared from the shelves of the supermarket. The challenge now is to find new sources to get lye. Here is a list of places in the USA to purchase lye for soapmaking. ... Certified Lye, Spring Valley,
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www.bellaonline.com/articles/art60918.asp
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A soap maker (not exactly an everyday occupation) who has just moved to Naples posts a question about buying lye. He gets an answer in only two hours, from Santa Fe, NM introducing him to a fellow soap maker in Assisi.
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slowtalk.com/eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/862600685/m/73910711421/...
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A list of international distributors of Len Lye's work on film and video ... Many of Len Lye's films are available for rental and sale as 16 mm and 35 mm films. Several titles are also available on video cassette. Documentaries about Lye, his life and work are also available. The following distributors have very...
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www.govettbrewster.com/LenLye/work/film/distributors.ht...
www.govettbrewster.com/LenLye/work/film/distributors.htm
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How Much Lye? - Saponification Charts ... Majestic Mountain Sage Lye Calculator Info ... The first consideration in designing your soap recipe is that the balance of lye to fats be correct so that you will have a mild end product. This is determined by the saponification values of the oils. Elaine White has been very generous...
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millersoap.com/soapdesign.html
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