elitenaildesign Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I about fell over when i saw this.at OUR Menards(its pathetic) Its a 16oz container that says 100% lye. The ingredients just say "contains sodium hydroxide" and lists nothing else. So I hope this is the real deal. Its $3.79 a lb. We dont have a Lowes here sadly. I think I will still buy some online, but I read somewhere that AAA chemicals lye is only 99% pure and they had problems soaping with it. Can someone tell me differently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunshineSundries Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 what's the brand name on the lye - I get mine at menards and haven't had a problem with it (so far). I know it's a different size bottle than the other stuff but I think that's about it as far as diffence goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacien Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I got mine at Menards and Home Depot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitenaildesign Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 It says crystals of houshold something or another. Its in a white container. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Whatsa Menards? Sounds like a mean duck or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitenaildesign Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 Menards must just be a midwest thing. Its a home improvement center Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairieannie Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 hey we're getting a Menards here... our Home Depot doesn't carry it, and the nearest Lowe's is 100 miles away, so if Menards has it, that would be fantastic!! Thanks elite! You made my day. It'll be a few months til our Menards is built lol, but I can keep buying lye from the guy I get it from now.. he's just a PITA to find when I need him most of the time. Yep.. this is good news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmejeffd Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I read somewhere that AAA chemicals lye is only 99% pure and they had problems soaping with it. Can someone tell me differently?They have 2 grades of lye. The lower, "technical grade" is >99% pure and is rated for soap making. The "food grade" is a higher quality and also rated for soap.HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funnygirl Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 There is food grade lye? What on earth for? I cant think of anything food related off the top of my head. Please enlighten me, LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunshineSundries Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 There is food grade lye? What on earth for? I cant think of anything food related off the top of my head. Please enlighten me, LOL!Pretzels go through a lye bath to give them the crispy outside. Old fashioned hominy gets reconstituted in lye water. Lutefisk is white fish cured in lye... there are others but those are the ones that I remember off my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunshineSundries Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I love Menards! I get so many cool soap and candle making supplies there! lol I get my lye there because it's the only reasonable place to purchase lye... all the other ones are like $5 for a bottle! Home Depot is too pricey for my budget. I only go there if Menards doesn't have it, I want good quality clear wood (Menards can get kinda sketchy on that point), or it's on sale! The sad thing about HD is that we have a charge card there but only get 2 or 3 of their flyers a year. We get a Menards and Fleet Farm flyer every week in our newspaper - it's evil I tell ya!! Too much cool stuff!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sockmonkey Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 I love Menards too. It seems like they're definitely trying to attract females to their store. Ours had a scrapbook section (getting rid of that now), added a toiletries section, and are now adding a food section! I saw Jello No-Bake Cheesecake kits, cake mixes, taco kits, cereal, salad dressing, etc. in there.That store has everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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