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the Earthly Origin of Commercial Materials Educational Organization
addresses the question of the Earthly Origin of Commerical Materials

is each material Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral?
Index of commercial Materials

aliphatic resin glue (Elmers Carpenters Glue, Franklyn Titebond Glue)
ammonia
ballpoint pen ink
Elmer's glue
chicken eggs
Dental root-canal sealing materials, including gutta percha and commercial sealers. Article coming soon..
Dishwashing detergents such as Joy for Dishes.
gelatin
glycolic acid (it is non-animal)
ink for ballpoint pens
lactic acid
lactose
laundry detergents such as All.
lye
pen, ballpoint, ink
plant food
nitrogen in industrially-produced commercial plant food (so-called nitrogen fertilizer)
polyglactin absorbable sutures (it is non-animal)
soap
sodium hydroxide
spandex
urea
urethane, urethane foam, urethane coatings, urethane fibers

Note
I have looked through a number of lists published by various organizations, and found a great deal of inaccurate and misleading information. Commercial materials that I believe, as a result of my research, to be animal in origin, are described as being vegetable in origin; commercial materials that I believe, as a result of my research, to be vegetable in origin, are described as being animal in origin. See our introduction, page 2. -- Theodore Zuckerman