Which risk increases with excessive lye bathing during historical soap production?

💡 Explanation

Excessive lye use causes alkali damage because the saponification reaction consumes all available fats, therefore prolonged exposure etches exposed artisan skin, rather than resulting in other chemical changes like failed emulsion separation or phosphine production.

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