I stand corrected.  The active ingredient in Nair is CaOH instead of NaOH.
Sorry for any problems this may have caused.

At any rate, we've tried Nair to soften blocks with hoof and had minimial
success.  We switched to a 5% solution of NaOH and it seems to work much
better.

Bruce W. Brodersen, DVM, PhD   Email:  bbrodersen1@unl.edu
University of Nebraska         Voice:  402 472-1434
Veterinary Diagnostic Center   FAX:    402 472-3094
Lincoln, NE  68583-0907

-----Original Message-----
From: afbrand@liverpool.ac.uk [mailto:afbrand@liverpool.ac.uk]
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 1999 5:29 AM
To: Bruce W. Brodersen
Subject: Re: FW: Nair




Dear Bruce,

Thank you very much for the information,

Best wishes,

Tony.