Glass Vs. Plastic

[suspectK]

I store my smaller portions of sodium hydroxide in glass tomato sauce jars with metal lids. The reason is the seal is better, humidity will get into the crystals and make it clump. Your link is people trying to store liquid NaOH... which frankly should never be stored t liquid lye is nasty. That said, clearly the theoreticians having that discussion haven't handled much lye or they wouldn't be having such a discussion. While possible to have a reaction between lye and glass, it probably requires a catalyst. Fact is, crystalized NaOH has no effect on glass while stored IN it. I'm a soapmaker, and handled it continuously for over 20 years. Hands on will tell you more, why wonder? Draino is about 97% pure lye (along with roughly 3% impurities). Red Devil is purer, but whatever your grocery store sells will show you. buy a bottle and pour it into a clean DRY tomato sauce jar and see what happens. (nothing).

Well, I know one reason that can't be discussed one would need to store liquid lye.. I was wondering if you handled it so much for that reason or soaps. How long have you stored sodium hydroxide for?

 

[madqatter]

I usually go with glass because I like not having to concern myself with possible tank cracks/meltdowns or leeching. My plastic tanks get the least use.

 

[glassgal]

Hrm... probably have some old crusted jars in the back shelves since... I dunno... 2002? It may damage glass over 50-100 years or more, couldn't tell you about that. But borosilicate glass is differently formulated from bottle glass, which is soda lime. When it's no longer shakeable, I don't use it obviously, I save it for clogged drains.

Over time, the crystals will solidify, and lye tends to neutralize itself even when still crystallized if it's old. You don't want use lye older than a year or 2 for soap, it's a bit like baking soda, it will absorb moisture each time it's opened (thus you put into smaller airtight containers).

 

[HawaiiVPR]

That's certainly your perogative. However, don't judge those who wish to do so. The chemical reaction of polycarbonate when exposed to certain flavorings has little to do with what it will do to the human body.

This does not mean that these flavors are harmful to vape. The process is a similar chemical reaction to what happens when you pour soda on the corrosion on your car's battery terminal to dissolve it. Obviously, soda does not have the same reaction to your body.

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Everyone should make the decision for themselves whether or not to vape these flavors.

Great point there, but as I stated, I'm overthinking this for myself, so no judgments passed on to others, just for my own preference.

However, I suppose when I look at the bigger picture, we were all smoking about 3,000-4,000 various harmful chemicals prior, and I don't recall ever choosing one tobacco product over the other because it was "safer" hehe