Join us as we masterbatch our lye water! We mix up our lye as a 50/50 lye water solution, add it to our lye tank, and then draw from the tank for all our soap batches. We use ice to reduce fumes substantially (pretty much zero fumes!) and it keeps the lye-water cooler, which is safer. Mixing lye water ahead of time makes the soapmaking process so much easier because our lye water is always ready to go! You don't need a tank to do this, as long as you have a lye-safe container with a good lid. We've been making our lye this way for years and highly recommend it.
This was the first video we recorded (although the second video we've published), so it's not super pro. Ha! We were winging it and we're new at editing, but we hope you find it helpful.
Happy Soapmaking!
Simi & Troy
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Big Stick Blender: KitchenAid KHBC312OB 300 Series 12" Two-Speed Immersion Blender from Webstaurant
Lye Tank: 20 Gallon Lye Tank (with heating element) from Soap Equipment
Large Scale: 13 Gallon Tank Scale from Soap Equipment
Large Scoop: I don't remember! I'll have to ask Troy
Sodium Hydroxide (lye): I like Duda Diesel for lye, but this pallet of 50 lb bags was purchased from Bulk Apothecary
