âSo while McNuggets are 'made with 100 percent USDA Grade A chicken,' as McDonalds.com states, there's no way of knowing what percentage of the whole nugget is actually chicken.â. - Christopher Ochner, Ph.D.
1 Add 9oz lye slowly to 23oz water (never water to lye) outside â even in the winter. 2  Never combine in your house! 3  Do not breathe fumes! 4  Cool to 100 degrees F. 5  Add lye water to oils and mix with a hand or stick mixer until it begins to thicken (on 5min. off 5 -10 min.). 6  Add Raw Honey and essential oils and mix.
Lye, also known as sodium hydroxide, is a key ingredient in the soap making reaction called saponification.Although this chemical is essential to produce mild handmade soaps, the substance in an unadulterated form is extremely alkaline and caustic.The ashes used in this process must be white ashes only.efore you Buy Lye. As a soap maker, buying lye is best done in bulk because of its cost effectiveness. When you purchase the sodium hydroxide, it will come in a dry form. The proper amount of water must be added before it's ready to be used in the soap making reaction.