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Lye No Soap
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Can Re-batch Your Lye Soap
Molds
for Lye Soap
Making
Homemade Lye Soap
Make
Homemade Lye Soap Safely
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Making Homemade Lye Soap
Safely
YLye is an important ingredient in soap making and a
few cautions are necessary to make sure the soap maker is working safely
when using it. Read the safety measures recommended on the can of lye
before starting to make soap. If the lye gets in your eyes or on your
skin wash them with water. If any lye water splashes onto your skin you
can use vinegar to neutralize its effect so keeping a bottle of vinegar
handy is a good idea, then rinse with water. See your doctor if you get
burned. Dry lye may irritate your eyes or skin if it comes in contact
with enough moisture in the air. Put on gloves and safety goggles before
you start. Continue your cleanup after making the soap with the gloves
and goggles still on.
Prepare your working areas like the table and floor by
laying newspaper on them to keep the lye from touching them and damaging
the surfaces. Don’t wear metal jewelry when making lye soap because it
can corrode metal. Breathing the fumes could hurt your lungs so be careful
not to breathe these fumes as you mix the water with the lye. Make the
lye and water mixture in an area with good ventilation.
After the lye soap has cured it won’t be caustic, but
until then it is. So put it where children and animals can’t get to it
while it cures, which will take a few days. Using containers with zinc,
aluminum or tin isn’t recommended; lye will chemically react with these
metals.
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Granny's
Lye Soap
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