In article ,
Jim Wilkins wrote:

On Mar 4, 9:17*am, Joseph Gwinn wrote:
...
I found a convenient albeit odd source for small quantities: *The US
drugstore
chain CVS carries pure lanolin in a 2 ounce (56 gram) squeeze tube of
CVS-branded "lanolin cream" for about $7. *...

Joe Gwinn

Do you suppose they could charge that much if they had to label it
truthfully?

It is truthfully labeled.

With most items found in drug stores and hardware stores, you are not paying for
the product, you are paying for the large number of small and convenient
containers and the logistics of having them on a store shelf near at hand.


It's the natural grease in sheep wool, a mix of cholesterol and fat.

Yep. Well, there is a lot more to it than just cholesterol and fat, there being
something like 100 different but related chemicals in lanolin, but no matter.


Joe Gwinn