You can get sodium hydroxide (NaOH) from supply houses. Just google for places like Flynn Scientific, Sergeant-Welch, or Fischer Scientific.
If you can research to find out what the ideal concentration is, it will probably be expressed as some 'molarity,' like a 5M solution. To mix these kinds of solutions accurately, for each unit of molarity, use
40 grams of NaOH with enough water to make one liter, (about a quart +
2 oz.). So for instance, a 4M solution would be 160 grams of NaOH with enough water to make one liter. For smaller or larger amounts, just ratio it down or up. Make you solutions in glass. DO NOT put this in contact with metal.
It will come as pellets. They must be kept under tight seal. They will pull moisture out of the air. If you look at them they will look dry, but if you were to rub a pellet between your fingers it will feel greasy. The grease is the fat in your own skin being dissolved.
Stray pellets must not be thrown in a garbage can. Just wash them down the sink. Drano is made mainly of NaOH.