Lye Water

[Relle]

I was in an Asian Supermarket this morning looking for coconut oil (which they didn't have - they thought I had 2 heads when I asked for it ) with dh and he spotted Lye Water :shock: , so I had to have a look at the ingrediants and it listed it as - sodium carbonate and potassium carbonate so I guess they drink it.
Now if you drank our Lye Water :shock: :shock: :shock: .

 

[whisks]

that lye water is use for making noodles and other things they want to give chewy texture to. they'd only use about a tablespoon or two because it is still quite caustic.

this is so exciting for me to meet someone from sydney!

 

[Relle]

Thanks for the info, don't think I'll be buying any soon.
Where in Sydney are you ?

 

[whisks]

north of the bridge. what about you? mind you, i go all over sydney and beyond, it makes no difference where i'm from.

so many things we use in soapmaking are food related - it's just an extension of cooking, almost.

 

[Relle]

Southern Suburbs - The Shire.

 

[whisks]

the shire? i've been going down there quite a bit lately - illawong, lugarno, panania, san souci (met some new friends)...many soapers where you are? i've only ever met one other person in real life who has made soap (out of curiousity, i think), and he lives in the city.

 

[Relle]

Illawong is the only place in the shire, all the others are st george area, I haven't met any other soapers around here yet.

 

[IrishLass]

I was in an Asian Supermarket this morning looking for coconut oil (which they didn't have - they thought I had 2 heads when I asked for it ) with dh and he spotted Lye Water :shock: , so I had to have a look at the ingrediants and it listed it as - sodium carbonate and potassium carbonate so I guess they drink it.
Now if you drank our Lye Water :shock: :shock: :shock: .

Wow, I'm suprised they were so surprised when you asked for coconu oil! My neighborhood Asian market (which is huge since we have a large Asian population nearby) carries at least 3 different brands of it. They also sell lye water for cooking, too.


IrishLass

 

[whisks]

i've asked around for coconut oil, but the only place they seem to have it is at those indian shops, and only in piddly quantities. even though i only make soap for ourselves, i still like buying in bulk, that way it's all there and i can soap to my little heart's desire.

relle, have you met other soapers? i don't think the guy i met who had made soap before qualifies as a soaper. and sorry about not getting my geography right.

 

[Relle]

Where I was,about 20 mins from home there is a large Asian population and the girl in the shop said they didn't use it in their cooking. I can get it in another area where there are Asian Supermarkets but its about an hour away I was trying a bit closer to home.

 

[Relle]

i've asked around for coconut oil, but the only place they seem to have it is at those indian shops, and only in piddly quantities. even though i only make soap for ourselves, i still like buying in bulk, that way it's all there and i can soap to my little heart's desire.

relle, have you met other soapers? i don't think the guy i met who had made soap before qualifies as a soaper. and sorry about not getting my geography right.

I emailed the guy who sells wholesale to the shops but he hasn't got back to me, the bottles in those shops are only 750mls anyway. I thought if I could buy a box from him I could get it cheaper and I go over that way to my African Drumming class every week. I did buy in bulk yesterday at Heirloom.
I have met one soaper at Bondi Markets.

 

[whisks]

i was going to say i'd be happy to split an order with you, but i think you would use the box up yourself in no time.

african drumming? that must be big - they were advertising that in my daughter's school email

 

[Relle]

I've been making a lot of soap recently and would probably use it up myself.
I've been doing drumming now for nearly 3 yrs and have a couple of drums, I think more and more are trying it.