FOR YOUR SKIN
“You might think it’s a recent development, but the use of charcoal as part of our beauty regime is nothing new — far from it in fact,” explain the experts at Holland & Barrett’s Health Hub (hollandandbarrett.com). “The first recorded use within medicine dates back thousands of years, but it was the Ancient Egyptians who first realised its natural beauty potential. The incredible absorbency of the substance means it does a fantastic job of pulling impurities from our skin, and removes bacteria and surface staining from teeth very effectively.