Bad news for charcoal mask fans: it's probably not really doing anything for you—here's what it can actually help with
Last summer, activated charcoal was a slightly weird, but probably harmless trend—you could even find it in Instagram-worthy ice cream. But now, it’s become firmly established as a health/beauty/wellness staple and, well, we’re not exactly here for it.
Here’s how it works: Activated charcoal is typically made of wood or coconut shells that have been burned, or “activated,” to create a porous byproduct. “The process creates a molecule with a really large surface area that toxins can bind to,” says McLaird. One teaspoon of activated charcoal is estimated to have more surface area than a football field. That equates to plenty of space to catch toxins and prevent them from being absorbed by your body.
Similarly, charcoal toothpastes are said to remove plaque and bacteria from around the gum line based on the same binding principal—but there aren’t any studies to back up their efficacy, either. “For now, we just don’t have the evidence to show that beauty products with activated charcoal do what they claim, and I don’t like to recommend products unless I know they work,” says Sutton.
Although it may not be able to remedy tummy troubles—or, for the record, help you lose weight or “detox” your body, despite what you may have read—there is something else activated charcoal can do: “It can absolutely help you with a hangover,” says McLaird. “If you take it before you go to sleep, you can catch a portion of whatever you drank before its absorbed into the blood stream,” she says.
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