Make Sodium Metal with Menthol (and a bunch of other stuff...)

In this video we make sodium metal from menthol, sodium hydroxide, magnesium, baby oil, and a some lithium if necessary. First, we get a flask and add in 14g of magnesium metal, this can be obtained from fire starters. Then we add in 20g of sodium hydroxide which is acquired from drain opener. Now the key catalyst is 1-2g of menthol crystals, these can easily be bought online. A magnetic stir bar should be added at this point. On top we add in 125mL of mineral oil, i recommend hypoallergenic baby oil. Fin