That is correct, it is lye, the main ingredient in most drain cleaners. Marshall
James Holmes wrote: > Not being picky, but with concern for those with little chemistry > knowledge: sodium hydroxide is a strong base, and the polar opposite > of an acid > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 11:12 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: CS>Cataracts > > Hi Marv, > > It's my understanding that flaxseed oil and linseed oil are > the same thing. You can spend the long buck and buy flaxseed > oil at the health food store or you can buy the same exact > thing at the hardware store for a hell of a lot less. DMSO > is like that. Health food store vs. feed store = big markup. > It's all marketing. I'm sure this won't make me very popular > with some folks on the list but, Oh well. > > The next time you are at the grocery store, look at Tilex. > It is watered down bleach (sodium hypochloride). At the > hardware store, look at JASCO driveway cleaners. It's > watered down swimming pool acid (sodium hydroxide). I think > there are only about a dozzen or so chemicals that the > public are allowed to buy and they are sold under hundreds > if not thousands of different trade names. > > There are probably issues about purity, but consider the > source. Most of the stuff out there comes from the same > vat. It has water and die added to it and a new smaller > container and a very expensive lable. > > Best wishes, > Andy > > From: Marv Hacker > > Hi, Brickey, > > I gather that you actually > used linseed > oil. I do not know much about these oils. Are you saying > that: > + flaxseed oil would be > preferred, > + either oil would work fine, > + or that the two oils are actually the > same. > > Thanks, > :) Marv > >
