Does sodium hydroxide burn your skin, why or why not?

it's a very strong alkaline substance, it will dissolve a body or make soap out of fat, when the fine powder gets on your skin and you sweat it will activate and really cause a rash, burn, redness. read more

Dilute sodium hydroxide won't do anything really. Just don't get it in your eyes. Concentrated sodium hydroxide won't burn it, but it will turn the fats that you have into soaps. It's kind of gross. read more

Vinegar will straight up react with it in a typical acid-base reaction which a strong acid with a strong base react releasing more energy than a weak-acid (in this case water) with a strong base (sodium hydroxide). read more

Sodium hydroxide, also called caustic soda, has no odor and can be a solid or a liquid. As a solid, it is a white substance that can be in the form of lumps, sticks, pellets and chips. It quickly absorbs carbon dioxide and water from the air. read more