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Why kapok is used in making life jackets

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Natural materials were first used to create floatation devices. Before 1900, life jackets were made from cork and balsa wood. A material called kapok was later used as the fill material in life vests. ... The waxy coating which covers the kapok fiber provided the necessary buoyancy.

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