Shocked by the information that animal feces are used to make contraceptives, cosmetics...

Mentioning “animal excrement” will surely make many people shudder with disgust. But did you know that this natural waste has been reused by humans for purposes that will make you dumbfounded?

1. Contraception

Do you believe that crocodile dung can prevent pregnancy? This is a method that has been applied since ancient times. Since ancient times, ancient Egyptians have prepared and inserted these pills into women's vaginas to prevent sperm. The medicine is prepared from crocodile dung, honey and sodium carbonate. The reason is because crocodile dung is slightly alkaline, similar to modern spermicides, so it is quite effective in preventing pregnancy.

Since ancient times, ancient Egyptians have made contraceptives from crocodile dung and inserted these pills into women's vaginas to prevent sperm.

2. Premium drinks

Weasel and elephant dung are used to make drinks worth more than tens of millions. If you are a coffee addict, you will surely know the reputation of this "high-class" coffee.

Kopi Luwak coffee in Indonesia is famous as the most expensive coffee on the planet. The price of one kilogram of this type can be up to 700 USD (about 14.7 million VND). The reason is because this coffee is produced by the civet or Paradoxurus hermaphroditus.

This weasel eats coffee cherries and then excretes beans with a very special flavor thanks to special enzymes in its body.

Another equally expensive coffee is the elephant dung coffee. This drink was invented by the Thais.

When elephants eat coffee beans, the bitter proteins in the coffee beans are eliminated by the acid in their intestines. In particular, the elephant's diet is also standardized with many types of fruits such as bananas and sugarcane, helping the coffee beans in elephant dung have a very special flavor. And of course, because it is not easy to get these coffee beans, the price of this elephant dung coffee is up to 1,100 USD/kg (about 23.1 million VND).

When elephants eat coffee beans, the bitter proteins in the beans are removed by the acid in their gut. This drink was invented by Thai people.

3. Souvenirs

Moose droppings are beautifully recycled as souvenirs in Alaska, Maine, Colorado and Canada. In Talkeetna, Alaska, there is a Moose Dropping Festival every July, which features a variety of moose dropping-related games.

North American moose droppings are recycled to become souvenirs.

4. Beauty care cosmetics

Many people will be horrified when thinking about using animal droppings to care for their facial skin. However, there is a type of droppings that not everyone who wants to use for skin care can have. This type of droppings is lark droppings.

Japanese Geisha have many beauty secrets, especially when it comes to skin care, and one ingredient in their secret skin care formula is revealed to be nightingale droppings.

Lark droppings contain powerful enzymes that can exfoliate dead skin cells and lighten dark spots.

According to ancient documents, nightingale droppings from Kyushu Island were used by Japanese Geishas in ancient times for skin care. This ingredient was dried in the sun and then mixed with rice bran and water to create an extremely effective facial mask.

And until today, many beauty salons still apply this beauty method. Nightingale droppings have strong active enzymes that can exfoliate dead skin cells and dark spots, helping women's skin become rosy and white.

5. Making perfume

Is it unreasonable to use dung to make perfume? Absolutely not. For those who love and connoisseur of perfume, the name “Ambergris” is no stranger, a rare material used in the industry to produce “fragrance” for perfume.

And do you know where ambergris comes from? There is a fish that produces it, the sperm whale. Ambergris forms to coat the indigestible food that the sperm whale swallows. It is excreted through the anus.

A block of ambergris.

Initially, however, ambergris is soft, pale white, and has a strong fecal odor. Over time, it oxidizes and turns solid. It is then harvested and processed to obtain ambrox and ambrinol. These two substances create the distinctive aroma used in perfumes.

According to Young Knowledge