--- product_id: 1734939 title: "CURRENT ITEM (2 lbs)" brand: "essential depot" price: "NT$2724" currency: TWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.tw/products/1734939-current-item-2-lbs store_origin: TW region: Taiwan --- # Child-Resistant Resealable HDPE Container Evenly-Sized Micro Beads for Consistent Reaction 99.9% Pure Food-Grade NaOH CURRENT ITEM (2 lbs) **Brand:** essential depot **Price:** NT$2724 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > ⚡ Unlock Pure Power & Precision in Every Pellet! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** CURRENT ITEM (2 lbs) by essential depot - **How much does it cost?** NT$2724 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tw](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/1734939-current-item-2-lbs) ## 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 - • **Certified & Compliant:** Meets all US DOT and Consumer Product Safety Commission standards for safe, legal shipment and handling. - • **Precision Micro Beads:** Uniform pellet size guarantees even water saturation and consistent saponification every time. - • **Safety First Packaging:** Resealable, child-resistant HDPE container keeps product dry and secure, giving peace of mind in busy households. - • **Pure Power, No Compromise:** 100% food-grade sodium hydroxide ensures safe, chemical-pure performance for both culinary and cleaning needs. - • **Versatile Culinary & Cleaning Essential:** Perfect for pretzels, bagels, soap making, and heavy-duty drain cleaning—one product, endless possibilities. ## Overview Essential Depot Pure Lye Drain Cleaner offers 2 lbs of 99.9% food-grade sodium hydroxide micro beads in a child-resistant, resealable HDPE container. Engineered for consistent, safe use in culinary applications like pretzel and soap making, as well as powerful drain cleaning, this product is certified for safe transport and free from harmful additives, ensuring unmatched purity and reliability. ## Description Perfect for making Pretzels, Bagels, Soda Bread, Olives, Lutefish, Hominy, Wine/Beer Tanks/Casks cleaning, beer line cleaning, thickening ice cream, etc... Use caution when purchasing drain openers from other suppliers. Most drain openers contain other chemicals in addition to the lye. Essential Depot's does not. Those other added chemicals are very undesirable and potentially harmful when used in any food preparation. Properties of Essential Depot's Sodium Hydroxide: ## Features - Sodium Hydroxide - NaOH - Caustic Soda - Lye - Food Grade - Evenly-Sized Micro Pels (beads or particles) of pure Sodium Hydroxide. - This is Ground Service only shipment, within the continental U.S. (the 48 contiguous states). Please permit time for the delivery. - Evenly-sized micro pels mean an equal saturation of water for each pel. Equal saturation of each sodium hydroxide particle (the micro pel) means consistent saponification, whether that saponification be in soap making, pretzels, hominy, or any other application. - Certificate of Analysis available upon request and providing of Batch Number from the product label. - HDPE Plastic Container with Resealable Child Resistant Cap keeps product dry. - NON-GMO: Not manufactured with and does not contain genetically modified organisms. - CRUELTY FREE: Not tested on animals beginning 1st January 1991. - Used for Pretzel, Bagel, and Soap Making. - Auto Cleaning Product - Must be Used with Caution. Perfect for Bio Diesel Generation. - THIS SHIPMENT IS REGULATED FOR TRANSPORTATION. ESSENTIAL DEPOT'S PACKAGING MEETS ALL APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION as well as the CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSON. ESSENTIAL DEPOT IS A CERTIFIED SHIPPER AND TRANSPORTS THIS PRODUCT IN SAFE AND LEGAL PACKAGING BY A LEGAL CARRIER. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Asin | B001EDBEZM | | Best Sellers Rank | #216 in Chemical Drain Openers | | Date First Available | August 16, 2008 | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Item Model Number | NAOH-2-HIGH-GRADE | | Manufacturer | Essential Depot | | Product Dimensions | 9 x 3 x 3 inches; 2.01 Pounds | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Essential Depot - **Item Weight:** 0.91 Kilograms - **Scent:** Natural - **State of matter:** Solid ## Images ![CURRENT ITEM (2 lbs) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51yhIDJ-CoL.jpg) ![CURRENT ITEM (2 lbs) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71b-ttgICKL.jpg) ![CURRENT ITEM (2 lbs) - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/716Lg7F8ibL.jpg) ![CURRENT ITEM (2 lbs) - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/513ryNTXG1L.jpg) ![CURRENT ITEM (2 lbs) - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71-JyE--uYL.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: Can you use this product to clear clogged drains?** A: Yes, but be careful of fumes or flakes ending up in your eyes! Also, if you have older or metal traps be careful because concentrated amounts of sodium hydroxide can eat trough age related thinning of pipes. I have used used many times but also with a snake as I have found a clog form near a hardening formation. The sodium will help with the clog now but the but the snake is insurance for the future.Phil **Q: what exactly is the difference between the food grade lye and the lye for cleaning your drain when you want to make homemade soap?** A: It's about product purity. Food grade is guaranteed pure...so there are no additives that could screw up your soap batch. When they produce non-food-grade lye, companies are allowed to add small amounts of anti-caking agents or other ingredients without declaring it on the label. These chemicals could either "dilute" the strength of your lye slightly, or cause a side reaction in your soap that you don't want, causing your batch to seize or behave in an unexpected way, such as interfering with your colorants or scents. Also, since the additive is not declared on the label, they can change it at any time or stop using it whenever they want. That could cause you to have random, unexpected soaping issues that can't be explained or avoided. Soap-making can be complex enough as it is. Don't make it harder than it has to be. **Q: What does "Buy 5, Get 5 Off" mean?** A: You can look at it price $2.94 off $1.00 = $ 1.94 , so if you buy 5 bottles at $ 1.94 your payment is $9.70 plus shipping. But you have to use there Promotional offer code were checking out. Hope this helps.Special Offers and Product PromotionsSave $5.00 on every 5 (** NOTE: YOU WILL SEE APPLIED ON FINAL CHECKOUT SCREEN ***) you purchase offered by Essential Depot, Inc.. Here's how (restrictions apply) **Q: What weight/volume of micro beads do I need to add to weight/volume of water to make a solution used in pretzels?** A: I have been using this for year for my pretzels and I normally use a 5% solution. So if you use 1000grams of water slowly which is 50grams of lye beads. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Quality Lye for Soap Making *by on Reviewed in the United States November 2, 2025* I’ve been using this lye consistently for my cold-process soap making, and it has performed beautifully every time. It dissolves well, behaves predictably in my recipes, and I’ve never experienced any clumping or impurities. The packaging is secure and easy to work with, which gives me peace of mind when handling such a sensitive ingredient. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Versatile *by on Reviewed in the United States June 23, 2026* Great drain cleaner and soap maker. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It Worked And Did The Job....But It Took Awhile! *by on Reviewed in the United States February 23, 2022* I bought a smaller bottle of this food grade lye a few years ago. It did the job quite nicely! So I decided to buy the 2 pound bottle this time since my bath tub drain was draining very slow again. Well, I used a small amount with some hot water and it did not really do anything at first. I added some more with hot water and still nothing. I used a plunger and some tub water again to try to break up the clog, but nothing happened. So I said I will use just a little more and see what happens. So I did this and still the water did not drain out if the tub. Even after I was plunging and plunging. I thought at that point I was going to have to call a plumber because I could not get the lye to clear the pipe of the clog. So I decided to wait a while and see what happens. Three hours later I came back in the bathroom and the small amount of water was still not draining out of the tub. I tried plunging again. I decided that maybe my plunger was not strong enough. The one I was using was kind of a cheap version anyway. I had a better plunger actually I that bathroom at the time. So I decided to try it. This was my last attempt and I was really worried I would have to call a plumber and pay alot to have him come out and snake the drain to get it open again. After covering the head of the better plunger with tub water, I plunged again and after a few good plunges, sure enough the drain opened up and the water went down the drain as quick as you please! Wide open again! The clog was gone and the lye did the job! But boy, was I worried that I had spent alot of money on lye that was not going to work! My advice to everyone trying to clear out a bathtub drain: add the lye and hot water, maybe two small doses total, and then wait awhile for it to work. In most cases it does not happen right away! And always use a good quality strong plunger to plung the drain after you have waited for the lye to do its job! It should work just fine after a few good plunges and clear the drain completely of the clog! Yipee! All clear! I would recommend this food grade lye to clear your bathtub drain. It worked fine! Two pounds of the lye on hand is better then just one pound to remove future drain clogs! Thank you! ## Frequently Bought Together - Pure Lye Drain Cleaner/Opener, 2 lbs. 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