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This is lanolin. It is similar to the oils human skin produces. The animals are not harmed to collect the lanolin. They are given a haircut, then the wool is boiled. Lanolin is has natural anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties, is strong, helps heal, and hydrate, keep moisture in the skin as a cream or lotion, or keep moisture away from the skin when used in clothing. Quite a superior natural product.
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What is sticky and sweet and comes from bees?
honey hence the name honey bees Honey bees also produce bees wax by converting honey.
What animals besides sheep provide wool?
Sheep are the only animal to provide wool - other animals do provide fibre - Angora goats provide mohair and Cashmere goats provide cashmere also llamas and alpacas.
What year of Chinese zodiac for sign of sheep?
According to the Chinese Zodiac the years of the Sheep are: 1907: Fire Sheep 1919: Earth Sheep 1931: Metal Sheep 1943: Water Sheep 1955: Wood Sheep 1967: Fire Sheep 1979: Earth Sheep 1991: Metal Sheep 2003: Water Sheep 2015: Wood Sheep 2027: Fire Sheep 2039: Earth Sheep
What will wax worms turn into?
Wax moth
What. Is. A. sheep?
A clay sheep is a sheep made out of clay
Do you have to wax a curb when its sunny?
no because the sun will probably melt the wax which will then just make it sticky
Why is ear wax sticky?
to collect dirt that comes in your ear
How is wool obtained from sheep?
By shearing them.
How do you remove wax of braces?
no it is not. the wax is purposed to stop the brackets of the braces to hurt you mouth from the inside,wax is not a sticky substance. it is easy to take it off.
What is the difference between surf wax and curb wax?
Surf wax makes your board or whatever sticky so surf wax is for sticking. Curb wax is normally used for sliding with grinds, so it's slippery. Surf wax = sticky Curb wax = slippery
Why should you avoid using so much wax on flooring?
Too much wax can make the floor feel rather sticky.
What is the wool obtained from alive sheep is known as?
A fleece.
What do you call the meat obtained from the sheep?
mutton jack black
What are the by products of sheep and lambs?
Some examples are gum, candle wax, and sweaters.
Can honey be used for dread wax?
no its sticky and wont wash out, may tear them up and it WILL stink
What country does mutton come from?
Mutton doesn't come form a specific country. Mutton is the meat obtained from adult sheep, as opposed to lamb (which is obtained from lambs less than a year old).
What do candle makers do?
Many different materials have been used over the years:beeswax, the wax honeybees make honeycomb fromdried candlefish, a type of smelt common off the american northwest coastcinnamon wax, obtained by boiling cinnamon barkinsect wax, obtained from certain insectstree nut wax, extracted from various types of tree nutstallow, a hard fat from slaughtered cattle or sheepwaxy plant extracts, obtained from certain plantsyak butter, made from yak milkspermaceti, made by crystalizing sperm whale oiloil seed waxes, obtained from plants in the Brassica rapa speciesstearin, similar to tallow but odorlessparaffin, a solid white distillation fraction of coal and petroleumsoybean wax, obtained from soybean oilpalm wax, obtained from palm kernel oiletc.Many different materials have been used for wicks too:plant reedsrush pithcotton or linen stringsmodern braided self trimming cotton wicksetc.
