ESSENTIAL DEPOT 9 lbs Food Grade Sodium Hydroxide Lye Evenly-Sized Micro Pels (Beads or Particles) - 9 x 1 lb Bottles - Lye Drain Cleaner

I make soap for a living and use only this brand of lye. It doesn't have the dust that some has when you pour it out. It's very clean and does the job well. I like the bottles it comes in vs a bulkier container. For my storage setup it works nicely.

I switched lye brands after I realized another vendor was habitually under filling their bottles. So of course the first thing I did was weigh this lye. These bottles were also off a bit - but they were all slightly off in my favor. What a pleasant surprise. I will be using Essential Depot as my preferred vendor for all my future lye needs. I’ve only made one batch of cold process soap with this brand as of this review, but I had no complaints with the dissolving or the performance of these beads.

My wife makes all different types of soap and Lye aka sodium hydroxide is a basic, necessary ingredient. We used to get our lye from a couple of different big box stores, but this merchant offers the product at a very reasonable price and it's 100% pure lye crystals. Buying lye in larger quantities makes it much more affordable over time and we're very happy with this product.

Works great for my homemade soaps!

This is an excellent product compared to other sodium hydroxide products I have used. It dispenses easily from the container, avoiding unwanted spillage and does a great job saponifying my oils for soap.