Can I use this Lye?

[Dandeliongirl]

Hi, I'm new to the forums. My daughter and I are wanting to get into making cold-process soap with lye. I'm trying to find a source of lye locally for now. I found this for sale at our local hardware store. Will it work or is this not the right stuff? I don't want to mess anything up.

Santeen Drain Opener at Menards

 

[Misschief]

It should say (somewhere on the label) that it's 100% Sodium Hydroxide.

 

[lsg]

If this is the one you are using, it should be OK. (Santeen Pure Lye is an industrial-strength, powerful tool to clear out drains, grease traps, septic systems and roots. This formula is the purest white, bead-size lye in the world - 99% pure!)https://www.menards.com/main/grocer...opener-16-oz/800-6/p-1511940644865-c-7101.htm

 

[Zany_in_CO]

This formula is the purest white, bead-size lye in the world - 99% pure!)https://www.menards.com/main/grocer...opener-16-oz/800-6/p-1511940644865-c-7101.htm

From the SDS (Safety Data Sheet) posted on that site:

 

[KiwiMoose]

Photo of the back please? Does it say something like 98% Sodium hydroxide? If so, then yes.

 

[Dandeliongirl]

If this is the one you are using, it should be OK. (Santeen Pure Lye is an industrial-strength, powerful tool to clear out drains, grease traps, septic systems and roots. This formula is the purest white, bead-size lye in the world - 99% pure!)https://www.menards.com/main/grocer...opener-16-oz/800-6/p-1511940644865-c-7101.htm

Thank you! I'm so glad!