What is chamois, and why it's best for cleaning cars?

The History of Chamois: Original chamois came from the skin of a mountain antelope (the chamois). As the antelope are now protected, the best chamois now sold is made from spit sheepskin, tanned by a process involving the oxidation of marine oils in the skin. The premium sheepskin chamois is tanned with cod oil, acknowledge as the best marine oil for this purpose.  Because chamois is soft and super absorbent, it is most often used for car washing and drying. Other Uses: A little known feature is that the very small of pores of chamois allow gasoline to pass but...