What’s really wild is that sodium hydroxide is a solid at room temp. If you handle a pellet of it, it feels soapy. Not because it actually has a soapy texture, but because it’s converting the oils on and in your skin into soap in real time. (Don’t do this)
It won’t hurt you if you stick your hand in a beaker of liquid. (As long as you wash it off quickly enough!) But you will locate every break in your skin and have perfectly clean nails and skin!
What’s really wild is that sodium hydroxide is a solid at room temp. If you handle a pellet of it, it feels soapy. Not because it actually has a soapy texture, but because it’s converting the oils on and in your skin into soap in real time. (Don’t do this)
It won’t hurt you if you stick your hand in a beaker of liquid. (As long as you wash it off quickly enough!) But you will locate every break in your skin and have perfectly clean nails and skin!