The film details the process of soap making, starting with Carl Mason's laboratory demonstration using fat and sodium hydroxide (lye). It explains the chemical reaction known as saponification ...

Soap production is a massive industry that serves millions of consumers worldwide. In this video, we take a behind-the-scenes ...

“The reason you might feel sick is because you ate a lot of food that is high in calories, fat, and sodium.” Hydroxide imitates a consumer again, saying, “No, it’s because it’s the ...

\(Fat/Oil + Sodium\, Hydroxide \rightarrow Soap + Glycerol\) Fats and oils are esters made from glycerol and long chain fatty acids. Consider the hydrolysis of this triglyceride found in animal fat.

Brecka’s claim that sodium hydroxide can cause cancer is also debatable. It’s not classified as a carcinogen by the National Toxicology Program or the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

The blubber scrubber was whipping up a more gruesome version of tallow soap, which is created by combining sheep or cow marbling with sodium hydroxide — more commonly known as lye.