Dead Animals Are In Your Dryer Softening Up Your Clothes
posted October 3, 2009 - 10:34pmSounds pretty ridiculous, right? The fact is, dead animals may be lurking in your laundry as the secret ingredient in your dryer sheets. As strange as it may sound, many dryer sheets use beef fat (tallow) to make your clothes feel soft and static free. You could be avoiding beef in your diet while at the same time coating your towels, jeans, and undies with the stuff. Your arteries may be clear of beef fat but your clothes are literally swimming in it.
So what is one to do if soft cuddly clothing is a must? If rough, scratchy, and clingy duds don't sound very appealing, there are several brands of fabric softening sheets that contain plant-based softening agents and essential oils instead of animal fat. One that is quite easy to find at many stores is Method and, according to the FAQ Section on their web-site, "All of method's current formulations are 100% vegan and therefore free of any animal ingredients and/or by-products".
My favorite alternative, while a little bit harder to find, is Mrs. Myer's basil scented dryer sheets, which according to the package label, contain only a "vegetable-derived softening agent, essential oils of basil, parsley, black pepper and eucalyptus, and fragrance on a biodegradable paper sheet". These sheets sound almost good enough to eat, and most definitely seem more appetizing than most processed foods on the grocery aisle.
If you are a vegan or a vegetarian there are many more places besides your dinner plate where you must persist in your vigilance to keep "meat" free.
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Dead animals are also in my freezer
I don't use fabric softener, but I'm also an omnivore, so it's not a win-win over here.
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