Animal fat, particularly sheep and horse fat, is the ingredient in fabric softeners like Downy that make your clothes incredibly soft. The fat molecules, also known as dehydrogenated tallow dimethyl ammonium chloride, coat fabric to give it a super soft feel. Animal fat is also an ingredient in plastic grocery bags. The animal fat is used as a ‘slip agent’, this reduces the friction in the material. Plastic bags are just the tip of the iceberg. Animal fat as well as other animal components are commonly used to improve some plastics or aid in processing raw polymers from which plastic materials are made. These polymers are used to create a wide variety of plastic materials including fluid-handling products. This is a cause of concern for some due to the possibility of prion contamination. Prions are abnormal, pathogenic agents that cause specific normal cellular proteins to fold in abnormal patterns. The abnormal folding of prion proteins leads to rapidly progressive, fatal neurodegenerative diseases. The use of animal brain tissue or spinal chord fluid in slip agents can contaminate plastics with prions 🌐 Source: sunshinenaturalhealing.com 🌐 #theboycottmovement #downy #fabricsoftener #laundry #clothes #clothing #boycottdowny #animals #horses #sheep #animalcruelty













