Detailed Product Description:

Soft, white crystalline powder.  Strong base.  Slightly bitter taste.

Slightly soluble in water.  Soluble in glycerol, syrup and in acids.

Insoluble in alcohol.  Absorbs carbon dioxide from air.

Calcium hydroxide, traditionally called slaked lime, hydrated lime,

or pickling lime, is obtained when calcium oxide (called lime or quicklime)

is mixed, or “slaked” with water.  It can also be precipitated by

mixing an aqueous solution of calcium chloride and an aqueous

solution of sodium hydroxide.  The name of the natural mineral is portlandite.

Used in mortar, plasters, cements, depilatories, disinfectant, water

softening, and as a neutralizing agent for acids.

Precautions:

Skin irritant.  Avoid inhalation.  TLV = 5mg/m³ of air

Click here to download MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet)

Packaging:

Contents of 200 grams comes packed in 250ml wide-mouthed amber glass bottle.