Is mascara made from bat droppings?

Subject: Is mascara made from bat droppings?

Date: Mon May 2 12:04:30 2005
Posted by Lexie
Grade level: grad (science) School: No school entered.
City: Ventura State/Province: California Country: United Ststes
Area of science: General Biology
ID: 1115053470.Gb

Message:


I have an interest in what things are made of. I saw a program many years that 
mascara was made from bat droppings. I was wondering if this is really true 
and if it is, is it true today. I know that their droppings, called guano is 
used by farmers and gardeners for fertilizer.

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