Woca Softwood Lye - Sample Sachet

I'm glad I didn't put this on my floor - it's supposed to lighten and prevent the yellowing process, and I was looking forward to the chalky off white Scandinavian look that you see on the website, marketing material and in interior design publications, but from my tester of both an old (1970s) and new pine floor board, you can see that the lye has turned the timber a putrid yellow/green colour. According to the Woca website some boards do go a bit green and mellow to grey after a couple of months, but this one has been sitting for 5+ months now and it's still definitely not mellowed to grey.As an experiment after my initial disappointment where I'd followed the instructions, I tried adding a second coat of lye and not buffing or cleaning it off, and that has left a slightly whitened finish, but still with a sickly mint green hue.Across the inside edge of both test pieces I finished with Woca Extra White Master Colour Oil to enhance the chalky whiteness, but it looks no different, except for a slight satin sheen when looking across the sample.After several months of trying different ways to get that chalky white wood grain look, I've decided that 1:2 white emulsion and water, with a floor wax top coat is the way to go, easier to apply and cheaper to do.