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Question by  lanolin (14)

What is lanolin?

 
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Answer by  traumatised (3285)

A greasy, yellow substance. Woolly animals like sheep secrete it from their sebaceous glands - it helps them shed water from their coats. Used in shoe polish and soothing hand creams.

 
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Answer by  Rachel67 (41)

Lanolin is a fatty substance that is secreted by animals that have wool. It coats the wool, making it water repellent. Its skin soothing properties are usefull in cosmetics.

 
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Answer by  Ginny (2251)

It's a wax made from the grease excreted by the glands of sheep, mostly, but also by llamas, rabbits and keeshonds.

 
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Answer by  mariposaman (34)

Lanolin is the greasy substance refined from sheep's wool when wool is processed. Lanolin is close in composition to human skin oils.

 
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Answer by  smith (89)

Lanolin is a greasy substance from a wool bearing animal such as a sheep that is often used in products like skin moisturizing creams, wax and shoe polish.

 
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