Hello my lovelies!
This will be my first product review and good news for you
guys, it’s something that is easily accessible and also very cheap! This
product that I’ve recently tried out is… … Charcoal
powder! Yayyy!!!
I came across this remedy whilst surfing the net (as with
most of my other remedies) and it says to look for activated charcoal as
it attracts toxins and impurities, hence drawing these harmful substances from
our body. Some people also consume charcoal to cleanse internally but I only
used it on my skin. Note that activated charcoal is charcoal that has been treated and purified. I won't be held responsible if you use normal BBQ charcoal!!!
Activated charcoal powder can be purchased online from some
websites but most of these are based in USA. I was reluctant to fork out $$$ (I
sho pooorrr!!!) for overseas shipping and was pleasantly surprised to find it at Watsons in Singapore.
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| Ultracarbon tables: Selling at $4.50 per box (20 tables) |
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| Norit: selling at $8.90 per box (30 capsules) |
The Ultracarbon version has 20 black tablets that have to be crushed into a powder. What I did was to use a spoon to pound all the
tables into a powder. Also, the box states 'medicinal' charcoal so I'm not sure if it is 'activated' but it should work as well. For the brand Norit, the box contains 30 capsules with activated charcoal powder in them so there's no need to do any crushing. Simply split open the capsules!
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| What used to be a biscuit jar of some sort... ... |
So to use charcoal powder to spot treat, just take a pinch
of the powder and drip a small amount of water to turn it into a paste. Apply
the paste on your pimple (make sure it’s a relatively thick layer) and leave it
on till it dries. Once you’re ready to remove it, wash it off with warm water.
Easy right??
I find that this remedy works really well for those large
pimples that are really painful to the touch and lie under the skin. Use this
spot treatment the moment you feel the pimple appearing and it will get rid of
it in around 3 nightly applications! It doesn’t work as well on clogged pores
or small pimples though. You can use this treatment as an all-over mask but I
find that the black charcoal sticks to sebum plugs and is really hard to wash
off, so I had to really dig at the plugs to get rid of the charcoal (this is for the Ultracarbon brand as it is the one I tested, not sure if the other brand Norit does the same but I read that it does not stain).
*you can also use bamboo charcoal which has the same cleansing properties but does not leave black stains on your skin. I've never tried this but if you have it would be helpful if you could comment on how well it worked!
*you can also use bamboo charcoal which has the same cleansing properties but does not leave black stains on your skin. I've never tried this but if you have it would be helpful if you could comment on how well it worked!
Give this spot treatment a shot and let me know how you go!
Hugs,
PockMarkFats
Activated charcoal powder can be purchased online from some websites but most of these are based in USA. medical charcoal
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