Essential Depot Pure Lye Drain Cleaner/Opener, 2 lbs. Food Grade Sodium Hydroxide Micro Beads - HDPE container with Resealable Child Resistant Cap

I bought this for soap-making and it was shipped quickly and worked great. The pellets are small which makes it easy to pour and weigh. What I really like about this brand is that it is so well packaged. I have purchased lye in the past that was not securely packaged and it ended up making a mess in my mailbox. If you are familiar with lye, I don’t have to tell you what a big problem that is. This brand fully seals the plastic container in a thick plastic bag that is not just glued or “zipped” at the top, but is actually….like… pressed closed with heat so the plastic is melted to itself? I don’t know what that process is called so let’s just say it was SECURE and nothing was going to be escaping even if the plastic container had been compromised. (which it wasn’t. Just saying. If it HAD been). Anyway with just about any other product I would consider it over-packaging but I think we can all agree that for lye, better safe than sorry. So to summarize… I didn’t have to call a hazmat team, it was easy to weigh, and it made nice soap. Full marks.

I use this NaOh for soap-making. I love how it's packaged in a secure bottle, plastic wrapping and box. Lye is caustic. The last company I purchased from sent the product in a ziploc bag which is a no go! The size of the beads is perfect for dissolving in water. All of my soaps come out perfectly. This is a high quality food grade lye that is worth the purchase.

I bought a smaller bottle of this food grade lye a few years ago. It did the job quite nicely! So I decided to buy the 2 pound bottle this time since my bath tub drain was draining very slow again. Well, I used a small amount with some hot water and it did not really do anything at first. I added some more with hot water and still nothing. I used a plunger and some tub water again to try to break up the clog, but nothing happened. So I said I will use just a little more and see what happens. So I did this and still the water did not drain out if the tub. Even after I was plunging and plunging. I thought at that point I was going to have to call a plumber because I could not get the lye to clear the pipe of the clog. So I decided to wait a while and see what happens. Three hours later I came back in the bathroom and the small amount of water was still not draining out of the tub. I tried plunging again. I decided that maybe my plunger was not strong enough. The one I was using was kind of a cheap version anyway. I had a better plunger actually I that bathroom at the time. So I decided to try it. This was my last attempt and I was really worried I would have to call a plumber and pay alot to have him come out and snake the drain to get it open again. After covering the head of the better plunger with tub water, I plunged again and after a few good plunges, sure enough the drain opened up and the water went down the drain as quick as you please! Wide open again! The clog was gone and the lye did the job! But boy, was I worried that I had spent alot of money on lye that was not going to work! My advice to everyone trying to clear out a bathtub drain: add the lye and hot water, maybe two small doses total, and then wait awhile for it to work. In most cases it does not happen right away! And always use a good quality strong plunger to plung the drain after you have waited for the lye to do its job! It should work just fine after a few good plunges and clear the drain completely of the clog! Yipee! All clear! I would recommend this food grade lye to clear your bathtub drain. It worked fine! Two pounds of the lye on hand is better then just one pound to remove future drain clogs! Thank you!

I used mine to make homemade soap for my sensitive skin..

Used this product for a very long time with no problems! At some point the trap retained enough of the lye that a hard plug formed in the pipe that was so hard I couldn't break it up, even when I removed the pipe to clean it! (the amount of hardened material was around 4" long in a standard size drain pipe). So I replaced the pipe, thinking that if it happened again, I would just replace the plastic pipe again. After all, it was an easy fix! Then it DID happen again, but this time farther down in the pipe in a place impossible to get at unless the pipe be removed! Its an old house and whoever did the work ran the pipe over and around a spot where its real hard to get at. So I purchased a drill snake tool that comes with a drill-like end where you're supposed to be able to root out the stuff in the line. The hardened stuff just won't be penetrated! Its just TOO HARD, like a solid piece of plastic! So I'm going to take the pipe off from the basement end (its metal pipe at this point now so I have to buy at least one large adjustable pipe wrench). I know its my fault the pipes clogged up but have NEVER had this happen before this! Does anyone have a solution for this where I wouldn't have to remove the clogged pipe? What could melt the hard clog created by the trapped lye? After all that, I still think its a good product!

I use this in soap making , its the best deal around .

I was a little skeptical about this product as I've never used anything like this before to unclogged a sink. I've read the reviews and decided to give it a shot as other drain cleaners barely work. I poured about an 1/8th of a cup or less into the drain. I ran the water to make sure it all went down. Of course my sink was clogged already so I let the water filled a quarter of the sink. And within minutes, not even five minutes, I heard a bubbly sound coming from the drain. And to my surprise, water started draining from the sink. I couldn't believe it. So to test if it actually works, I plugged the sink and filled it three quarters of the way with water. And when I pulled the plug, water was draining like there was never any clogged. I still have an almost full bottle sitting under the sink waiting for the next clog if it ever comes up. Great product that actually works.

Arrived quickly and as described! Highly recommend!