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Charcoal-activated vegan croissants just might be the world's most unphotogenic pastry
The London café dishing up the unusual food item promises that it "tastes better than it looks."
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8 Charcoal Beauty Products You Need For Whiter, Brighter Teeth
Activated charcoal is touted as the latest shortcut to pearly whites that are really, truly white.
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7 Products That Will Detox Your Skin Stat
By now, it isn’t just your liver that’s in need of a detox. Holiday partying may have done a number to your complexion as well. But while your favorite juice cleanse may cut back bloat and reset your metabolism, the best detox ingredients for skin vary from salt to charcoal to acid. Here are the best picks to start out the new year.
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This Ingredient Looks Scary — But Has Some Pretty Great Uses
I’ve noticed that the soaps and facial masks used in high-end skin treatments have started taking on a dark-as-night hue, thanks to the addition of one key substance: activated charcoal. You may have seen activated charcoal—basically, regular charcoal that’s been mixed with oxygen to become especially absorbent—kicking around your parents’ or grandparents’ medicine cabinet in powder form in a small bottle or in capsules. North American Indians used it for gas pains and skin infections, and the
