Page 10 - Inspire Health July/August 2016
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natural beauty
THE BEAUTY OF
ACTIVATED
CHARCOAL
By Whitney Alexandra
A lthough it is just now gaining
popularity, charcoal has been
used by healers around the world.
Activated charcoal is regular charcoal that has
been heated with a gas to create a porous
surface that traps toxins. Because it can absorb
thousands of times its own weight, it works by
trapping the toxins and chemicals in your body
so that you can flush them out of your system.
Activated charcoal is a great additive for
natural beauty. There are benefits to having it as
an active ingredient in your beauty products as
well as using it as an everyday product.
INTRODUCE THIS ANCIENT REMEDY
INTO YOUR NATURAL BEAUTY ROUTINE:
1. FIGHT ACNE
Directly apply activated charcoal to your face
as a gentle exfoliator. It will grab hold of toxins
that are lingering on the surface of your skin and
remove them before they are absorbed into
your pores. Removing dirt before it enters the
skin is the best way to fight acne.
2. WHITEN TEETH
Add activated charcoal to your toothbrush
and brush with it 2‑3 times a week to brighten
your teeth or remove plaque build‑up or stains.
Since activated charcoal eliminates toxins, it also
helps fight against bad breath and odor.
3. SOFTEN SKIN
It is important to get rid of the dead skin that
accumulates on your body over time. Adding
activated charcoal to a lukewarm bath is not only
relaxing, it also removes the toxins and dead
skin from your body, leaving your skin clean and
super soft.
4. FIGHT THE ANTI‑AGING PROCESS
Drinking active charcoal is also great for
flushing out your digestive track, which aids in
the process of cleaning out your kidneys, liver
and adrenal glands (hormones). This helps fight
the anti‑aging process and also evens out your
natural skin tone.
10 INSPIRE HEALTH JULY | AUGUST 2016
THE BEAUTY OF
ACTIVATED
CHARCOAL
By Whitney Alexandra
A lthough it is just now gaining
popularity, charcoal has been
used by healers around the world.
Activated charcoal is regular charcoal that has
been heated with a gas to create a porous
surface that traps toxins. Because it can absorb
thousands of times its own weight, it works by
trapping the toxins and chemicals in your body
so that you can flush them out of your system.
Activated charcoal is a great additive for
natural beauty. There are benefits to having it as
an active ingredient in your beauty products as
well as using it as an everyday product.
INTRODUCE THIS ANCIENT REMEDY
INTO YOUR NATURAL BEAUTY ROUTINE:
1. FIGHT ACNE
Directly apply activated charcoal to your face
as a gentle exfoliator. It will grab hold of toxins
that are lingering on the surface of your skin and
remove them before they are absorbed into
your pores. Removing dirt before it enters the
skin is the best way to fight acne.
2. WHITEN TEETH
Add activated charcoal to your toothbrush
and brush with it 2‑3 times a week to brighten
your teeth or remove plaque build‑up or stains.
Since activated charcoal eliminates toxins, it also
helps fight against bad breath and odor.
3. SOFTEN SKIN
It is important to get rid of the dead skin that
accumulates on your body over time. Adding
activated charcoal to a lukewarm bath is not only
relaxing, it also removes the toxins and dead
skin from your body, leaving your skin clean and
super soft.
4. FIGHT THE ANTI‑AGING PROCESS
Drinking active charcoal is also great for
flushing out your digestive track, which aids in
the process of cleaning out your kidneys, liver
and adrenal glands (hormones). This helps fight
the anti‑aging process and also evens out your
natural skin tone.
10 INSPIRE HEALTH JULY | AUGUST 2016
