Re:FAA Slaps Amazon with $350k Penalty for Shipping Violation
by maxerickson on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @12:08PM
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Is the stuff sold as drain cleaner not suitable for making soap?
My local big box hardware store sells 100% lye drain cleaner for $4 a pound (it's 100% sodium hydroxide as crystals or powder). I haven't tried buying any, but I doubt a couple pounds would be an issue.
Re:FAA Slaps Amazon with $350k Penalty for Shipping Violation
by wtbob on Wednesday June 15, 2016 @08:48AM
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> Is the stuff sold as drain cleaner not suitable for making soap?
The 100% lye stuff is, but as the former poster indicated it isn't really the most effective drain cleaner — and there have been moves to make it illegal, because of its use in drug production.
> I haven't tried buying any, but I doubt a couple pounds would be an issue.
I have to give my phone number whenever I buy it. Galling: I'm a free citizen of a free republic, and should be able to purchase chemicals without being tracked.
Pure sodium hydroxide is also used in soap-making, which is both fun and legal. I really hope it doesn't become any more difficult than it is to get ahold of it.
I don't think people should do meth, but I do wonder if the total social costs of making it illegal (crime, meth labs near and in residences, incarceration &c.) outweigh the costs of allowing it to be legal.