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product_id: 432276579
title: "Essential Depot 9 lbs Food Grade Sodium Hydroxide Lye Evenly-Sized Micro Pels (Beads or Particles) - 9 x 1 lb Bottles - Lye Drain Cleaner"
brand: "essential depot"
price: "A$217"
currency: AUD
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
category: "Essential Depot"
url: https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/432276579-essential-depot-9-lbs-food-grade-sodium-hydroxide-lye-evenly
store_origin: AU
region: Australia
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# Evenly-sized ¾ mm micro beads 9 x 1 lb resealable HDPE bottles 98-99.9% purity Essential Depot 9 lbs Food Grade Sodium Hydroxide Lye Evenly-Sized Micro Pels (Beads or Particles) - 9 x 1 lb Bottles - Lye Drain Cleaner

**Brand:** essential depot
**Price:** A$217
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🧪 Elevate your craft with precision purity — don’t get left behind!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Essential Depot 9 lbs Food Grade Sodium Hydroxide Lye Evenly-Sized Micro Pels (Beads or Particles) - 9 x 1 lb Bottles - Lye Drain Cleaner by essential depot
- **How much does it cost?** A$217 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.au](https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/432276579-essential-depot-9-lbs-food-grade-sodium-hydroxide-lye-evenly)

## Best For

- essential depot enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted essential depot brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Ultra-Pure Food Grade Quality:** Certified 98-99.9% pure, FDA GRAS approved for safe use in food processing and soap making.
- • **Mess-Free, Child-Safe Packaging:** 9 individually sealed, resealable HDPE bottles with child-proof caps for safe, spill-free storage.
- • **Long Shelf Life & Low Dust Formula:** Hygroscopic, low-dust beads resist caking and moisture for 2+ years of reliable performance.
- • **Precision Micro Pels for Consistency:** Uniform ¾ mm beads ensure flawless saponification and predictable chemical reactions every time.
- • **Versatile Industrial & Culinary Powerhouse:** From drain cleaning to biodiesel production and gourmet food prep, one product does it all.

## Overview

Essential Depot’s 9 lbs Food Grade Sodium Hydroxide features evenly-sized ¾ mm micro beads with 98-99.9% purity, packaged in 9 resealable, child-proof HDPE bottles. Designed for consistent, dust-free performance, this FDA GRAS-approved lye is ideal for soap making, food processing, industrial cleaning, and more, boasting a 2+ year shelf life and versatile applications across professional and DIY projects.

## Description

Buy Essential Depot 9 lbs Food Grade Sodium Hydroxide Lye Evenly-Sized Micro Pels (Beads or Particles) - 9 x 1 lb Bottles - Lye Drain Cleaner on desertcart.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders

Review: Excellent product for soap making - 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.
Review: Let's make soap.... - Good product, decent price.

## Features

- Other Names: Sodium Hydroxide - NaOH - Caustic Soda - Lye - substitute for Red Devil Lye
- Made in the U.S.A.
- Food Grade - lower impurities
- No nutritional value.
- Shipped as 9 x 1 lb. containers in one box
- each container is HDPE
- each container is sealed with a resealable child proof cap
- each container is properly labeled
- Ingredients: Electrolysis of Chlorine and a brine.
- Certificate of Analysis available for every lot/batch upon request, Batch Specific COA available (Sample COA- CLICK HERE).
- 98% and 99.9% minimum purity (96% minimum standard)
- Evenly-Sized Micro Pels (beads or particles): Specifically manufactured into evenly-sized micro pels. Evenly-sized micro pels mean an equal saturation of water for each pel. Equal saturation of each micro pel means consistent saponification, whether that saponification be in soap making, pretzels, hominy, or any other application.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B09ZF7VBB8 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #126,692 in Health & Household ( See Top 100 in Health & Household ) #254 in Chemical Drain Openers |
| Brand | Essential Depot |
| Brand Name | Essential Depot |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 211 Reviews |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00812841024332 |
| Item Height | 8 inches |
| Item Weight | 9 Pounds |
| Liquid Volume | 453.5 Milliliters |
| Manufacturer | ESSENTIAL DEPOT |
| Product Benefits | evenly sized micro pels, anhydrous, hygroscopic, deliquescent, little or no dust, beads flow and roll easily Product Benefits evenly sized micro pels, anhydrous, hygroscopic, deliquescent, little or no dust, beads flow and roll easily See more |
| Scent | Unscented |
| State of Matter | Solid |
| State of matter | Solid |
| UPC | 812841024332 |
| Unit Count | 144.0 Ounce |
| Warranty Description | FORM: Evenly Sized Micro Beads/Pels, microcrystalline structure, anhydrous, hygroscopic (attracting moisture), deliquescent (dissolving in moisture absorbed from the atmosphere), reacts with carbon dioxide in the air to form sodium carbonate. --- CHEMICAL/PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: The remarkable uniformity of the tiny beads, close to ¾ millimeter diameter, offers superior properties: little or no dust,… |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Essential Depot
- **Scent:** Unscented
- **Item Weight:** 9 Pounds
- **State of matter:** Solid
- **Product Benefits:** evenly sized micro pels, anhydrous, hygroscopic, deliquescent, little or no dust, beads flow and roll easily

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent product for soap making
*by M***I on October 4, 2025*

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.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Let's make soap....
*by S***A on August 11, 2025*

Good product, decent price.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Soapmakers need this
*by L***A on August 19, 2025*

For making soap. Great stuff. I am going to be clean in no time

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*Last updated: 2026-01-24*