So this is old, like 2004, like before Consumerist existed old, but we’re posting it anyway because it’s making the rounds and, like we said, we didn’t exist when it was new. [More]
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Cool Whip Is Lube
By 4.29.07
Polysorbates are made by polymerizing ethylene oxide (a precursor to antifreeze) with a sugar alcohol derivative. The result can be a detergent, an emulsifier, or, in the case of polysorbate 60, a major ingredient in some sexual lubricants.
Shame we never got to hear Charlton Heston exclaim: “Cool Whip is Lube!” — CAREY GREENBERG-BERGER
