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Yep, which is why of you ever want to strip and re-season cast iron, you use a lye bath with some electrolysis magic. Do that once and you'll see why back in the lye soap days, you ~~want~~ weren't supposed to wash them.
PSA be careful buying lye. It has other uses than soap making, including stripping of carcasses to the bone, and then turning the bone into soap. If you order enough you might get a visit from your friendly government agent.
The first rule of ~~fight club~~ project mayhem is…
throwback to this amazing scene from Four Lions
"Bleach scene"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWUTCo-D_J8
lye (sodium hydroxide) has all sorts of uses and for cleaning your pan you don't need it dry. Just buy a cleaning agent containing it.
It is one of the most used chemical products and i strongly doubt that anyone having normal uses for it will ever get a government visit.