Why is lye soap bad?

Lye, or sodium hydroxide, is a very caustic chemical capable of causing serious damage. It can burn skin, cause blindness, and even cause death if ingested.

What are the proper safety precautions when working with lye?

Working With Lye (Sodium Hydroxide and Potassium Hydroxide )

• ALWAYS wear goggles, gloves, and protective clothing when handling lye.
• NO short sleeved shirts, short pants, or sandals.
• ALWAYS work with lye in a well ventilated area.
• Remove contaminated clothing immediately.
• Clean up spills immediately.

Is lye hazardous?

Chemical Dangers The substance is a strong base, it reacts violently with acid and is corrosive in moist air to metals like zinc, aluminium, tin and lead, forming hydrogen, a combustible/explosive gas. Reacts with ammonium salts to produce ammonia, causing fire hazard.

Does Ivory soap have lye in it?

Ivory is a lye based soap, and is the only lye based soap on the market today. Ivory is made by the reaction of Fat and oils (animal or plant) with either NaOH or KOH.

How do you neutralize a lye bath?

Immediately after removing the pan from the rinse water it’s important to neutralize any lye remaining on the pan. In a separate container, mix a solution of one part distilled vinegar and one part water. Again, make sure the pan is completely submerged in the solution and soak it for 30 minutes.

How do you neutralize lye on skin?

Douse liquid lye in water and then in vinegar. If you’ve spilled a liquid lye mixture on your skin, wash the are with plain or saline water. With both liquid or powder lye, you should treat the infected areas with vinegar as soon as possible to neutralize the lye.

Is lye soap good for your skin?

GRANDMA’S Lye Soap is NOT harmful to skin. Soap making involves a chemical process where lye and oils are combined in exact amounts to form soap. This process is called saponification.

Why do you need lye to make soap?

The lye is what helps in making the soap, firm and hard. However, lye is an alkali which is formed from the chemical reaction between calcium hydroxide, sodium carbonate and lime, and it is important to take extra care while making soap with lye.

Does all soap have to contain Lye?

The answer is — of course. No lye — No soap! All REAL soap is made with lye (sodium hydroxide mixed with liquid). Any skin or hair cleansing product made without sodium hydroxide is not soap, it is detergent.

Is lye soap bad for your skin?

Lye is a very caustic chemical capable of causing serious damage. It can burn skin, cause blindness, and even cause death if ingested.

Can you make soap without Lye?

Unfortunately, you cannot make soap without lye. There is no such thing as soap made without lye. In the finished bar of soap, there is no lye because it mixes with the fats (oils, lard, whatever you use) and saponifies, making soap. But you do have to use it as an ingredient when making soap.