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Narrator: WHAT DO WOOL
AND HAND CREAM HAVE IN COMMON? WELL, A SHEEP'S FLEECE
HAS AN OILY PROTECTIVE COATING WHICH CONTAINS A SUBSTANCE
CALLED WOOL GREASE. WHEN FACTORIES MAKE YARN, THEY FIRST CLEAN THE WOOL
WITH DETERGENTS. THE GREASE IS PROCESSED
INTO LANOLIN -- A COMMON INGREDIENT
IN HAND CREAMS
AND HAND CREAM HAVE IN COMMON? WELL, A SHEEP'S FLEECE
HAS AN OILY PROTECTIVE COATING WHICH CONTAINS A SUBSTANCE
CALLED WOOL GREASE. WHEN FACTORIES MAKE YARN, THEY FIRST CLEAN THE WOOL
WITH DETERGENTS. THE GREASE IS PROCESSED
INTO LANOLIN -- A COMMON INGREDIENT
IN HAND CREAMS
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Narrator: WHAT DO WOOL
AND HAND CREAM HAVE IN COMMON?
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WELL, A SHEEP'S FLEECE
HAS AN OILY PROTECTIVE COATING
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WHICH CONTAINS A SUBSTANCE
CALLED WOOL GREASE.
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WHEN FACTORIES MAKE YARN,
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THEY FIRST CLEAN THE WOOL
WITH DETERGENTS.
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THE GREASE IS PROCESSED
INTO LANOLIN --
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A COMMON INGREDIENT
IN HAND CREAMS.
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Movie Summary
Television series that documents how various everyday products are made.