{"id":1650,"date":"2021-03-11T08:01:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T00:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/?p=1650"},"modified":"2021-09-23T22:14:56","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T14:14:56","slug":"about-activated-charcoal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/index.php\/ingredients\/about-activated-charcoal\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT: Activated Charcoal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We first began stocking Activated Charcoal<\/a> in 2011 and it has been a top selling ingredient for us since day one and its use is just becoming more extensive!\u00a0 It can be found in a wide variety of personal care products and offers excellent benefits for the skin. Putting Activated charcoal on your body may sound a bit strange but there are many benefits and reasons people are using it. Read on to find out why!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What Is Activated Charcoal?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Activated Charcoal (also called activated carbon), is obtained by burning natural materials such as wood, regular coal, peat or coconut husks.\u00a0 The source material is burned at a very high temperature to form a lightweight mass of carbonaceous charcoal.\u00a0 This means that all the oxygen was removed from the source material through controlled oxidation and\/or processing by steam.<\/p>\n

Thanks to this process, the charcoal expands and creates a porous surface that traps toxins.\u00a0 Its natural ability to absorb has been boosted this way and has a higher efficiency for maximum usability in skin care. From this point, we can refer to the charcoal as \u2018Activated\u2019 Charcoal.<\/p>\n

Our new Activated Charcoal powder is produced using the Binch\u014d-tan<\/a><\/i> charcoal method.\u00a0 This is a type of lump charcoal or hardwood charcoal, taking the shape of the wood that was used to make it.<\/em>\u00a0 The graphic below shows how the surface can perform its adsorption duties!
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Close Up of activated charcoal particle – you can see the sponge like adsorptive surface.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Adsorption vs Absorption – handy to know!<\/h5>\n

According to microbenotes.com ‘Adsorption is the process of adhesion of molecules of liquid or gases onto the surface of a solid particle. Absorption is a bulk phenomenon where molecules of absorbate enter into the absorbent. Adsorption is a surface phenomenon where the molecules simply attach to the surface of the adsorbent. Jul 8, 2020’.<\/em>\u00a0 For the non chemist we tend to refer to aDsorption incorrectly as aBsorption.
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How does it work?<\/h4>\n

Activated Charcoal binds other substances to its surface and holds them there, so molecules adhere just to the surface of the activated carbon. This is called \u2018adsorption\u2019 (not the same as absorption where one substance is incorporated into another).<\/p>\n

Charcoal can adsorb thousands of times its own weight.\u00a0 It also has an incredibly large surface area due to all its pores \u2013 16cm of charcoal has the surface area equivalent to a 14,000 square metre paddock, which is a lot of adsorption power!\u00a0 That is why you don\u2019t need loads of charcoal to absorb toxins from your skin.<\/p>\n

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Activated Carbon Filter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

QI:<\/strong>\u00a0 Like many other materials, it has been discovered Charcoal was used by ancient Egyptians.<\/em>\u00a0 Moving though 3000 years of charcoal use, it was also used to decolourise sugar in the early 20th Century and during World War 1 in gas masks to absorb gaseous toxins.\u00a0 Medicinally prepared Activated Charcoal is used internally for intestinal upsets, bad breath and mouth odour, and also to combat flatulence in our pets!<\/em>\u00a0 There is anecdotal evidence of its use as a hangover cure too! It is still used for purification and filtering of drinking water.<\/p>\n

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Melt & Pour Charcoal Kit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Activated Charcoal in Personal Care Products<\/h4>\n
There\u2019s something to be said for the popularity of Activated Charcoal’s use on the skin.\u00a0 Activated Charcoal is said to be very beneficial in skin care products, including soap!\u00a0 However I cannot quote any scientific or clinical articles on its efficacy, it is all anecdotal.<\/div>\n

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