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Purchasing Lye Online for Homemade Soap Making

29 01 2008

Lye is an unavoidable element of making soaps, like it or not.

Back in the pioneer days, soap was made from animal fats and a lye created from ashes. Because lye can be used to make meth, I wasn’t able to find it in any stores in Chicago, but it’s easy to order online!

Here are two places to check out:

Lehman’s www.lehmans.com
Lehman’s is where I ordered a big honkin’ container of lye. They shipped quickly, and I didn’t have to fill out any waiver forms like other websites require you to.

Camden Grey www.camdengrey.com
This is where you can buy some of the cheapest 2 pound containers of lye, which is great since lye is so toxic and dangerous to store (especially if you have pets and children). The only reason I didn’t order from them is because I didn’t feel like going to Kinko’s and faxing over a waiver form.

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Date : 29 January 2008
Categories : Homemade

4 responses to “Purchasing Lye Online for Homemade Soap Making”

29 01 2008: joe (17:37:16) :

So what you are saying is that ALL soaps are lyers? I see. You know, deep down I kind of knew it, but I didn’t want to admit it to myself.
5 02 2008: Laura Callier (14:55:21) :

Haha, yes. The truth is out!
7 02 2008: Lor (14:49:14) :

Here is a site where you can purchase lye in small quanities:

http://www.certified-lye.com/.

I would recommend adding this to your list.
8 02 2008: Laura Callier (10:27:22) :

Wow, that’s great! Thanks for the info, Lor!