Red Devil Lye

Red Devil Lye is a household product made of sodium hydroxide (lye),[1] introduced around the start of the 20th century.

Household uses

Household uses of Red Devil Lye included soap making and cleaning drains.

Use in magic

In addition to its practical uses, Red Devil Lye was also used as a hoodoo magical ingredient in the American South, where it could be used to magically protect a property from trespassers by burying cans of the product in the four corners of a property.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Marcus Tullius Hun; Jerome B. Fisher; Austin B. Griffin; Edward Jordan Dimock, Louis J. Rezzemini, James M. Flavin, Leland F. Coss (2010). Reports of Cases Decided in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, State of New York. Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company. pp. 416–419. Red Devil Lye was a powdered substance made of 100% sodium hydroxide, which is a powerful caustic agent capable of dissolving organic tissue by chemical action. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
  2. ↑ Eudora Welty Newsletter. Department of English, University of Toledo. 2002.
  3. ↑ https://www.coursehero.com/file/p7gicg3/Store-bought-lye-was-advertised-as-both-strong-and-gentle-and-advertisements/
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