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'''Soda Ash Lye''' | '''Soda Ash Lye''' | ||
First, burn any 'halophyte' (salt tolerant) plant such as glassworts, saltworts, or kelp, leach the ashes, and boil the resulting liquid to produce soda ash (sodium carbonate). Add the resulting soda ash to [[Quicklime|limewater]] for a final product of lye (sodium hydroxide). | First, burn any 'halophyte' (salt tolerant) plant such as glassworts, saltworts, or kelp, leach the ashes, and boil the resulting liquid to produce [[Soda Ash|soda ash]] (sodium carbonate). Add the resulting soda ash to [[Quicklime|limewater]] for a final product of lye (sodium hydroxide). | ||
'''Wood Ash Lye''' | '''Wood Ash Lye''' | ||
Start by burning wood, and leaching the ash. Boil off the resulting water to create potash. When mixed with limewater, it produces lye (potassium hydroxide). While easier to create, this method is much less favorable to the soda ash method, as the resulting lye is of lower quality and yeild. | Start by burning wood, and leaching the ash. Boil off the resulting water to create potash. When mixed with [[Quicklime|limewater]], it produces lye (potassium hydroxide). While easier to create, this method is much less favorable to the soda ash method, as the resulting lye is of lower quality and yeild. | ||
== Uses == | == Uses == | ||
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== Dependencies == | == Dependencies == | ||
* Lye | * '''Lye''' | ||
** [[Soap]] | ** [[Soap]] | ||
Revision as of 21:05, 7 May 2025
Lye is a caustic base, either sodium hydroxide (soda lye) or potassium hydroxide (potash lye). It's most commonly used for making soap by mixing lye with animal fat, but can also be used to cure and tenderize foods in small amounts.
Sodium hydroxide can additionally be used in the production of paper, and water treatment.
Materials needed
Crafting instructions
Soda lye is much easier to produce compared to potash lye, but which you can make is dependent on your location.
Soda Ash Lye
First, burn any 'halophyte' (salt tolerant) plant such as glassworts, saltworts, or kelp, leach the ashes, and boil the resulting liquid to produce soda ash (sodium carbonate). Add the resulting soda ash to limewater for a final product of lye (sodium hydroxide).
Wood Ash Lye
Start by burning wood, and leaching the ash. Boil off the resulting water to create potash. When mixed with limewater, it produces lye (potassium hydroxide). While easier to create, this method is much less favorable to the soda ash method, as the resulting lye is of lower quality and yeild.
Uses
Lye is a powerful base, particularly useful in the production of soap.
Dependencies
- Lye