Cellophanes come from chemicals that are a by-product of wood pulping during the papermaking process. They are used in making such products as tape and wrap.

Chewing gum base is made from the rosin or storax of trees such as spruce. Chewing gum may also be artificially flavored with peppermint and spearmint, which also come from tree chemicals.

Many photographic films contain cellulose acetate, a chemical derivative of cellulose, the main ingredient of wood. Cellulose acetate is also used to make molded plastics for eyeglass frames, combs, toothbrushes and car steering wheels.

Many paints, varnishes and other surface coatings contain rosin, a by-product of the pine pulping process, which acts as a drying agent. Rosin is also used in printing inks, soaps, detergents and adhesives.

Many citrus-flavored soft drinks contain chemicals from trees called esters. The esters, which are derived from wood rosin, act as a weighting agent and assure a uniform distribution of the citrus flavors.

Artificial vanilla flavoring is made from lignin, the natural glue that holds wood together. Other products made from lignin compounds are ceramics, cleaning compounds and laundry anti-cling agents.

Torula yeast is a high-protein product made from wood sugars recovered during papermaking and used in many baby foods and baked goods.

Many glues and adhesives are made from hard resins, a natural sticky substance that comes from trees.

STP^TM Oil Treatment and other synthetic lubricants are made from finished fatty acids derived from wood.

Detergents as well as many soaps and shampoos, are made from crude fatty acids derived from wood. The lemon scent of some detergents and furniture polishes is produced during pine turpentine processing.

Many products, including lotions, contain Vitamins A and E, which come from turpentine extracts. Many skin lotions also contain stearic acids which are derivatives of fatty acids produced during the papermaking process.

Medicine in tablet form is held together with lignin, the natural glue that also holds wood together. The essential elements of aspirin come from the bark of willow trees. Other medicines used in treating diseases such as high blood pressure and Parkinson’s disease contain various wood derivatives.

Many spices used in cooking, such as nutmeg, bay leaves and cinnamon, come from trees. Cinnamon is made from the bark of the laurel tree, which grows in India and Sri Lanka. Sticks of cinnamon are produced by cutting bark off young saplings.

Instant hot chocolate contains cellulose or methylcellulose, the main building block of wood. This form of cellulose acts as a thickening and binding agent.

Hair spray and many other adhesives are made from tree resins, which are sticky, liquid substances found in trees. Resins usually harden when exposed to air.

To make syrup, sap is collected from the sugar maple tree by pushing a hollow tube through the dead bark to the sap-conducting layer. The sap is then boiled until only the sticky syrup remains.

Cork is the bark of the cork oak. Every eight to ten years, the outer bark of the trunk is stripped away, leaving only the bark cambium. This layer then grows into new bark.

Carnauba wax, which comes from the leaves of the carnauba palm tree, is the waxy component of crayons, lipstick and other cosmetics. It also is used in car wax and as a finish coating on furniture, fruits, vegetables and a wide variety of other products including medicine tablets.

Many cough syrups and mouth washes contain pine resin, a natural liquid in wood that has antiseptic properties.

Many wood extracts are used to make dye for fabric and other items. Osage orange, for example, is a shrubby North American tree whose wood produces a yellow fabric dye. The North American black oak is also a source of yellow dye.

Many baked goods contain some type of tree gum that acts as a thickening agent and has similar composition to carbohydrates. Gums also are used in cosmetics and as stabilizers in ice cream.

Toothpaste contains cellulose gum, a natural product derived from wood that acts as a binder and provides a creamy texture. Toothpaste and mouthwash may also contain terpenes, chemicals derived from wood that sweeten the spearmint or peppermint flavor.

Fabric softener sheets are a paper product formed from cellulose, the main building block of wood. They also may contain beta pinene, a turpentine by-product used in many perfumes and fragrances.

Nail polish and other paints contain nitrocellulose, a mixture of cellulose from wood pulp and several chemicals. The presence of nitrocellulose makes a liquid moisture-proof. Some nail polishes also contain resin, a natural substance secreted by plants.