Activated Charcoal for Skin Care

Activated charcoal for skin care

Activated carbon, also called activated charcoal, activated coal, is basically regular carbon processed and heated in such a way that the surface area is increased hence it becomes porous to absorb toxins. It has been used for hundreds of years and was even used to purify water.Lately, this has been used for skin care and you might have seen the Pond’s face wash and many face packs making use of activated charcoal.

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Activated charcoal is so porous that it can absorb much more toxins and atoms and ions, than its own weight. In terms of skin care, this porous activated charcoal helps in cases of acne to purify skin. Again it is wonderful for cleaning makeup off he skin. Basically it works great for skin impurities.

Acticated charcoal can clear clogged pores by drawing out dirt, grime, oil and other impurities that clog the skin. It is capable of trapping bacteria, surface dirt, poisons and chemicals and make skin pure.This helps in acne and uneven skin pigmentation as well.

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These activated charcoal available n the form of capsules can be mixed with rose water, tea tree oil droplets and aloe gel and used as a face mask. Since this is black, this can stain easily. Activated charcoal soaps are also available for skin care.

Activated charcoal can also be mixed with bentonite clay and water into a mask and used for ten minuted before being rubbed off with a wet cloth. This will rid your skin of makeup too.

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This has also been known to whiten teeth, heal wounds, eliminate itchiness and also help with poison ingestions, gastro-intestinal issues and hangovers as well. It should be known that activated charcoal is not effective on strong acids, alcohols, cyanides and boric and mineral acids.

Here is a list of products based on activated charcoal that you can try out:

Fabindia Charcoal Face Pack
Michael Todd Jojoba Charcoal Facial Scrub
Fab India Charcoal Scrub
Aroma Magic Activated Bamboo Charcoal 6 in 1 Pack
Origins Clear Improvement Active Charcoal Mask

I recommend the Aromamagic pack and the FabIndia one . Have you tried charcoal products for skin care?

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Aroma Magic Thermo Mineral Face Pack
Aroma Magic Oxy Face Pack
Aroma Magic Beauty Pack
Pond’s Pure White Deep Cleansing Facial Foam with Activated Carbon
Ecotools Bamboo Finishing Kabuki Brush
Lakme Enrich Satin Lipstick -157 Bamboo Pink

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13 thoughts on “Activated Charcoal for Skin Care

  1. Is it advivicable to use it in winter. I have fabindia charcol pack….bt i thot it might dry my skin in winter.
    Pls let mi knw. Thanku in advance

    1. Hi Archna…charcoal makes your skin really dry…so if u have oily skin then u may give it a try…otherwise try to use moisturising packs during winter…me too have fabindia one and love it to the core but I use it only in summer…

  2. This was a great one *woot* *woot* i always knew that it was good for the skin but din’t know how *haan ji* *haan ji* today i got all the knowledge *happy dance* *happy dance* *happy dance* thankuu for sharing this and i have the freeman charcoal and black sugar mask tube *happy dance* *happy dance* it works great for me *haan ji* *haan ji*

  3. Ohh! I have the fab india one and as soon as it dries, you look like a blue smurf walking around. Not pretty. But it works very well and leaves you with clean skin. Like!

  4. i use the aromamagic activated charcoal pack in summers and it works wonders for my skin. dint know it was a house of such amazing stuff. awesome post neha. learnt so much from this. 🙂

  5. yayyy … 🙂 such an informative article.thank u so much for this. *powder* I’ll try this. can we mix glycerine/ honey/oils to it? I’ve very dry skin. will the effect be same after adding glycerine?

  6. I use the Origins Cleat Improvement Active Charcoal Mask & is has really helped in clearing up my breakouts. Though one might say that it is a little expensive but it totally works wonder & I suggest everyone should try it. *happydance*

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