Vital Minerals Sodium Hydroxide / Soda Lye 99% Pure, packed in our Ribble Valley UK facility, supplied in heat sealed doypack, HDPE Bottle or HDPE Bucket.

Used in the home as a drain cleaning agent for clearing clogged drains, it is distributed as a dry crystal. The chemical mechanism employed is the conversion of grease to a form of soap. Soap is water-soluble, and can be dissolved by flushing with water. This conversion occurs far more rapidly at high temperatures, so commercial drain cleaners may also contain chemicals that react with water to generate heat. Lye also decomposes complex molecules such as the protein that composes hair. Such drain cleaners (and their acidic versions) are highly caustic and should be handled with care.

Frequently used as an industrial cleaning agent, It is added to water, heated, and then used to clean the process equipment, storage tanks, etc. It can dissolve grease, oils, fats and protein based deposits. The sodium hydroxide solution can also be added surfactants to stabilize dissolved substances to prevent redeposition. A Lye soak solution is used as a powerful degreaser on stainless and glass bakeware. It is also a common ingredient in oven cleaners.