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iseeyou · 06-07-2010, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by fatfoo

You say $1 goes to detergent. Did you know that detergent is a product made from oil? A lot of products in your daily life are made from oil.

Here's a list of products made from oil:

Gas, Diesel fuel, Ammonia, Anesthetics, Antihistamines, Artificial limbs, Artificial Turf, Antiseptics, Aspirin, Auto Parts, Awnings, Balloons, Ballpoint pens, Bandages, Beach Umbrellas, Boats, Cameras, Candles, Car Battery Cases, Carpets, Caulking, Combs, Cortisones, Cosmetics, Crayons, Credit Cards, Curtains, Deodorants, Detergents, Dice, Disposable Diapers, Dolls, Dyes, Eye Glasses, Electrical Wiring Insulation, Faucet Washers, Fishing Rods, Fishing Line, Fishing Lures, Food Preservatives, Food Packaging, Garden Hose, Glue, Hair Coloring, Hair Curlers, Hand Lotion, Hearing Aids, Heart Valves, Ink, Insect Repellant, Insecticides, Linoleum, Lip Stick, Milk Jugs, Nail Polish, Oil Filters, Panty Hose, Perfume, Petroleum Jelly, Rubber Cement, Rubbing Alcohol, Shampoo, Shaving Cream, Shoes, Toothpaste, Trash Bags, Upholstery, Vitamin Capsules, Water Pipes, Yarn

Just because some products (such as detergents) are in the list, it does not mean that all detergents contain petroleum oil. The word "detergent" is a generic word and gives us no clue about its ingredients. Soaps have been around for hundreds of years.

For example (fishing lures) ... fishing lures and fishing line (rope) have existed for hundreds of years. I doubt people were making them with petroleum centuries ago

Also, just because a product is transported by an oil burning vehicle or produced in a factory which consumes electricty produced at an oil buning plant, does not mean that the product is "made from oil".

And finally, dont forget that not all oils are poisonuous to animals. Humans eat oils everyday ... not petroleum oil of course. I dont hear anyone complaing about sunflower or olive oil spills.