How to Use Charcoal Powder in Your Beauty Routine at Home

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Do you like beauty products with charcoal?

There are many skincare and dental care products with charcoal.
If you have charcoal powder, you can make those items by yourself.

What is charcoal powder?

What we need for cosmetic purposes is activated charcoal powder.
It is a natural adsorbent to bind different impurities. It will help your body flush out the stuff it doesn't need.

How to get activated charcoal powder?

You can get activated charcoal powder online.
Or you can get activated charcoal supplement from drug store or supermarket and open the capsules to get the powder inside.

Here are ways to use activated charcoal powder

These are all pretty easy DIY beauty projects with activated charcoal powder.
If you will buy the powder, try all of them!

Peel off mask

To unclog pores, you can make peel off mask with activated charcoal powder and glue.
Simply, mix them and put it on your face. Peel it off after it is dry.
Glue by itself doesn't do this. Charcoal is the key ingredient to get all the impurities out of the pores.

Toothpaste

Mix some charcoal powder in your tooth paste and brush your teeth as usual.
It will whiten your teeth!

Face scrub

An easy face scrub recipe with activated charcoal powder.

Ingredients
1/3 cup organic cane sugar or white sugar
2 TB extra virgin olive oil not an oil "blend."
2 activated charcoal capsules, about 1/2 tsp of powder
3 drops skin-nourishing oil optional
Instructions
Add the cane sugar and activated charcoal to a bowl or storage jar (pictured: Weck Jar). Shake the jar or whisk the ingredients together to combine the sugar and charcoal powder. Add the olive oil to the mixture, and stir to combine. The sugar and charcoal should look like wet, black sand. Seal the jar until use.

Upgrade your DIY beauty routine with activated charcoal powder!