Soooo it turns out that that Downy fabric softener crouching in the cupboard above our washing machine is made out of animal fats. Via Treehugger: "A derivative of rendered fat from cattle, sheep and horses. Just boil it down and mix with ammonium. After a series of chemical pit stops, it comes out a quaternary ammonium compound, or quat... quats effectively coat your clothing with lipids, (fats) making the fibers soft to the touch."
Oh SNAP that's gross. Seventh Generation, however, is a vegan product. For now, I'm going to be shunning that blue plastic bottle.
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