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Plastic fiver: 28 years' work, saves acres of cotton... may have killed less than ONE cow*

Charles 9

Most candles today are made from paraffin, which is petroleum-based. Modern soaps use plant-based oils in their manufacture. Thus the name Palmolive, for example (palm and olive oils).

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