Curious about the recent trend in food, health, and beauty? Activated charcoal is used in emergency rooms as an antidote for some drug overdoses and poisons. Now, some activated charcoal supplements ...

No doubt you don't blink when you see a co-worker with a six-pack of rainbow-colored juices lining her desk every day for a week. It's now normal. But have you spotted anyone downing liquified ...

You think of charcoal for your grill, but it's now turning up in face masks, smoothies and even cocktails. The ingredient is touted as a way to detox your body. But the claims of what some people call ...

In this episode of Strange Health, a new visualised podcast from The Conversation, hosts Katie Edwards and Dan Baumgardt put detox culture under the microscope and ask a simple question: do we ...

Throughout my career I've seen dozens of supplements come and go in terms of trendiness, from herbs and amino acids to antioxidants and extracts. Recently, activated charcoal has been having a moment ...

Charcoal was one of the stars of skincare since last year when black masks, body bars, cleansers, and scrubs hit the beauty scene. Beauty companies praised it for cleaning and refreshing oily and acne ...

Activated charcoal has become a key ingredient in modern skincare, promising to draw out impurities, unclog pores, and reduce excess oil. Its absorbent properties allow it to bind with dirt and toxins ...

Every January, the same wave of "detox" promises rolls in. Juice cleanses, detox teas, charcoal capsules and liver "resets" all sell a familiar story: you overdid it over Christmas, your body is full ...

Doctors may use activated charcoal if a person has ingested certain toxins. However, more research is necessary to understand whether it can benefit or detox the body. Activated charcoal is only ...

January arrives with a familiar hangover. Too much food. Too much drink. Too much screen time. And suddenly social media is full of green juices, charcoal supplements, foot patches, and seven-day ...

New Yorkers are taking charcoal off the grill and mixing it into their drinks — but is this detox trend healthy or just plain sick? Annie Atkinson (above) is a fan of the charcoal drinks from Juice ...