Zen Principle Hardwood Activated Charcoal Powder 100 Percent from USA Trees. All Natural. Whitens Teeth, Rejuvenates Skin and Hair, Supports Better Digestion, 40 Oz

Excellent healing product

I use the activated charcoal powder. To treat external wounds such as bug bite, wasp sting, blisters on hands, heels, toes, if bubble pops to soon. Scratches, any cut on my skin that is not going to need stitches. Pimples It works well on infections. I will have a tool slip from time to time I will stab my hand with a screwdriver Band-aid 1st aid ointment. And it inevitably gets infected. The A.C. powder has never felled to dry up the infection, I use to pour rubbing alcohol on it. It would kill the infection would have to keep it covered tightly. Because it also killed the good skin cells. Oh and it hurts. My charcoal has never caused me any pain. But it has taken poison ivy oak right out of my skin. If I get snake bit I will put this on the bite on my way to the hospital. It has so many uses I recommend everybody get some. Those are things I have personally used it for plus other things such as of I made a Impromptu water filter. If you're gonna make a mask out of activated charcoal do not get it wet and try to breathe through it. Like I said there are so many uses for it it's really ridiculous not to have little bit around the house. Spiders, scorpions, mosquitoes, hornets. Then there all the internal uses Detoxification of your body. Sores in your mouth by to side a your cheek in the next swells up so you keep bitting it. I would not try to use it for a sinus infection or near infection. Just due to how the powder would have to get to the infection and get back out of your body. If can be use in your underwear & socks like you would baby powder. And I have never had a problem washing the charcoal off of my body anywhere. I have however on more than one occasion could not wipe the dry powder off me and just made it worse evertime I tried. When it mixes with sweat It don't turn black and run down your body. Another cool thing about this when it gets wet or damp if you make little Moisture Packets or canisters For instance I have some little things that I made that I put in my medicine bottles it not only keeps medicine dry but keeps it from stinking. I use some kind of fabric or not, I'm not real sure it's about the same thing as a tea bag. I had a big sheet of this material I cut off what I need I fold it put charcoal in and it glue it shut. When they seem to be damp or whatever they take on the medicine bottle smell. Just a little low heat in the oven and it'll dry all the moisture out of it. It is by no means sterile after you use it. You may be able to wash it in something And then put it on a cookie sheet turn the oven up really high. Seems to me of a kind of work like a dry autoclave. But in all my years of putting it in medicine bottles. I've only had to take each one of them out twice andPut them in the oven. Sorry about the novel I just really got excited.

*to any 1st timers: set up your work space and CAREFULLY open your package, taking care to slowly spoon out the needed amount into your funnel/bottle/jar/cup* This stuff really works, I am astonished! This brand is excellent quality & has neatly packaged this fine powdery charcoal. There is foil double seal packaging that protects the product and keeps moisture out. I greatly appreciated the pdf book of uses that came with the purchase as well, it has been so helpful as a reference. As noted by the seller, just message them and they email the book to you immediately after purchase. Yes, i saw some reviewers complaints about the mess but, as with any fine powdery substance you must take care opening the package and using this dark powder as it will darken any surface- don't use on/near carpet! However, this fine powder is well worth the effort taking care to slowly get it out of the package for ENDLESS uses!! 1) your hair (I just added a bit into my shampoo bottle and Voila! Your hair is so soft & you'll have healthier follicles after your regular washing and conditioning. 2) Whitening teeth 3) Gardening - spreading light bit over top of soil mound on potted plants 4) Houseplants - mixing small amount into water bottle and spritzing base of plants 5) Face scrub - mix with baking soda, let dry .and rinse 6) Face mask 7) antacid - mix 1tsp with 8oz water and drink, follow with straight water (8 oz). I haven't baked with it yet but hope to try soon. This has started me on an incredible journey of discovery learning all benefits and uses of charcoal and other natural resources. I will continue to use this product, this brand, as a part of my daily regimen. Re: the previous reviewers complaints of the mess, I put a 'PSA' at the top of my review, lol, so maybe more people will open carefully use and still enjoy this awesome product

As others have noted, the powder is EXTREMELY FINE. It will come flying out of the package when you open it, and it will get all over things. This is an inconvenience, but doesn't detract from the quality of the product; in fact, it's critical to the quality. If I'm going to be brushing my teeth with charcoal, I want it to be very fine. It's barely gritty at all. But the packaging, though I'm sure it keeps costs and shipping down, IS inconvenient. So here are a couple of tips: When you receive the package, stand it up and shake the product down. Let it settle for a good long while. Assemble two pint-size jars with lids (for the 8 ounce bag of charcoal). Carefully cut the top of the bag open (there's no way you're going to keep dipping into this bag of flying black powder, so sacrifice the bag). On an easy-wipe surface, decant the charcoal powder slowly and carefully into the two jars. I used a wide-mouth funnel. Close the jars up. It's much easier and neater to dip your toothbrush into a wide-mouth jar than into this bag. Some powder will scatter. Wipe it up with a microfiber cloth and some grease-cutting spray like Windex or 409. When you brush your teeth with this EXTREMELY FINE blacker-than-black powder, you will get black tongue and black gums. Mere water-rinsing doesn't make it go away. So I've been pre-brushing with the charcoal, then re-brushing with toothpaste or baking soda, which helps carry away the charcoal. I've read that charcoal shouldn't be used every day on teeth, so this is a once-a-week thing for me, and really not much trouble. I get a nice fresh mouth (I'm on a Very Low Carb diet and get "keto-breath") and super clean teeth. This 8 ounce bag of charcoal will last for years.

Real good charcoal but it makes big mes everytime i use it

Great product I will definitely recommend to anyone.

I have had several different dogs with different coats types who've been skunked. It's a costly and many days to weeks mission to get completely rid of those skunk thiol spray molecules. The dawn/baking soda/hp is myth. Tomato was a last ditch for a double coat dog. Poor thing - she smelled like Tomato ick for weeks after. I've tried at least 12 different special skunk foams/shampoos/sprays. Anyway, the absorbancy and SAFETY of this powder is Top Notch....!!! It will be in my emergency box kit and will be second step of my skunk kit. If only I had thought of activated charcoal powder's effectiveness immediately, I would have saved myself and family and two dogs a lot of suffering from bath and product testing. It does need a soap or shampoo to remove. I let it sit on two dogs around the most stubborn parts / neck, chest, behind ears. On face and forehead, I immediately wiped and rinsed away. With my Belgium Malinois, the charcoal powder made "fur spikes/ spikes" and what was revealed at the bottom of those hundreds of mini fur peaks, was dry fur and skin. That's where -- even After-- all those baths and sprays, the majority of odor molecules was resting. This product means my dogs and I can snuggle. They can ride in car again. Etc. Etc. Thank you for making a safe and great product.

product is good, packaging BAD. The minute you open it you spray charcoal everywhere!!! and then when u subsequently open it, same. I will find another container but this is an inconvenience and I wouldnt buy this product, in this packaging again. however, the product does work well!

Really good product.

meets all my needs for activated charcoal