Lye and Soap (Was RE: OT: Toxic Ingredients to Avoid (Inspired by Butch)

[Guest guest]

Thank you for the list Michelle,

 

It is indeed a very good list of things to avoid, but I do want to make

one quick note about lye ... lye is a main ingredient used to make soap

(as mentioned below - but it should just say fats, not specify only

animal fats as vegetable fats can and are widely used too There is NO

way around that. No lye, no soap! Lye in either the form of potassium

hydroxide or sodium hydroxide is used to make any and all true soap out

there! BUT when the soap is properly made there is no active lye left in

the final product and the final product doesn't even contain the

ingredient known as potassium or sodium hydroxide. It has become a

different ingredient - a new chemical compound known as soap (and the

chemical name will vary according to which oil was used in conjunction

with the lye to make that soap i.e. sodium olivate - the soap made from

the chemical reaction that occurs when sodium hydroxide and olive oil

are combined ... which is known as saponification

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

 

 

 

Michelle [michelle]

<snipped> I found this (long) list of toxic ingredients to avoid in my

files

and thought I would pass it along. Good stuff to be aware of!

 

All the best,

Michelle

http://www.holisticmenopause.com

 

TOXIC INGREDIENTS TO AVOID

LYE: also known as Sodium Hydroxide or Potassium Hydroxide. A highly

concentrated watery solution of sodium hydroxide or potassium

hydroxide. Lye is combined with animal fats to make bar soaps, which

may corrode and dry out the skin. It is found in toothpaste, eye

drops, and other personal care products. The MSDS for it

says " POISON! DANGER! CORROSIVE. May be fatal if swallowed, harmful

if inhaled. Causes burns to any area of contact, reacts with water,

acids, and other materials. " (MSDS Sodium Hydroxide #S4034)

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[Guest guest]

Good to know Chris. Thank you!

 

Michelle

[Guest guest]

, " Christine Ziegler "

<chrisziggy@e...> wrote:

> Thank you for the list Michelle,

>

> It is indeed a very good list of things to avoid, but I do want to

make

> one quick note about lye ... lye is a main ingredient used to make

soap

> (as mentioned below - but it should just say fats, not specify only

> animal fats as vegetable fats can and are widely used too There

is NO

> way around that. No lye, no soap! Lye in either the form of

potassium

> hydroxide or sodium hydroxide is used to make any and all true soap

out

> there! BUT when the soap is properly made there is no active lye

left in

> the final product and the final product doesn't even contain the

Christine- than you for=r that info.

I have often wondered about that. So is melt and pour glycerin based

soap bad? I want to make true soap with lye, but it scares me! LOL

Any tips?