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Post by plantsnobin on Sept 1, 2008 10:48:31 GMT -5
I told earlier this year how I killed wasps with lye soap spray, and today while I was weeding, I noticed a new batch of blister beetles on the clematis. I decided I would try the spray on them, and it worked. I couldn't really believe it did, but it did. I just used a little mister/sprayer bottle, but next year I may buy a gallon sprayer just for the lye spray. I have also been using it on myself as a mosquito repellant that works just as well as commercial sprays. The loggers around here use it to repel 'turkey ticks'. They lather up with it, but don't rinse off. Very useful stuff.
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Post by canadamike on Sept 1, 2008 13:57:39 GMT -5
The french use it a lot. where do you buy it?
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Post by plantsnobin on Sept 1, 2008 17:17:26 GMT -5
We can buy it lots of places here locally, also not really too hard to make your own. PM your address and I will send you a bar. I just use the top of the sprayer to scrape off slivers, then add enough water to make a mixture that looks about like 2% milk.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Sept 14, 2008 19:01:44 GMT -5
I know that lye is becoming difficult to purchase off the shelf up here as it is used in the manufacture of some street drugs. Can you still buy it in the U.S.? I was lead to believe that this isn't the case??
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Post by canadamike on Sept 14, 2008 21:09:14 GMT -5
I sure would like to know what is different about it. I tought all soaps were lye soap to a certain extent, even glycerine is made of oil treated with lye. The first colons used lard and ashes to make a very black soap, using the lye in the ashes.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Sept 14, 2008 22:11:51 GMT -5
Here's a link that gives date and reason for the policy change in the U.S. ?? www.millersoap.com/soapingred.htmlOh and some other very helpful suggestions as well for soapmakers and wannabe's. |
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