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Activated charcoal powder will give your soap a marvelous deep black color. This natural soap colorant looks especially nice swirled into your soap as it contrast well against other brighter colors. Bamboo charcoal soap has been used in many Asian countries for centuries. It is known as the “black diamond” of healers.
Activated Bamboo Charcoal can absorb minerals, toxins, impurities, and other harmful substances from your skin, leaving you with stronger, healthier skin. It can act as a natural exfoliant to remove dead skin cells. Activated Bamboo Charcoal is an effective, natural treatment for acne. The bamboo charcoal in the soap makes it more absorbent than normal soaps and as a result it can clean deep inside the skin pores, cleaning better than normal soap. Normal soaps leave a residue on the skin that stops the pores breathing properly and stopping the body’s natural moisturizers from working on acne skin. Bamboo charcoal soap is different. It leaves no residue on the skin and so allows the pores to breathe and be naturally moisturized. Another use for activated bamboo charcoal soap is to treat eczema, psoriasis and dry cracked skin. Bamboo kills bacteria and bamboo charcoal cleans the skin thoroughly and allows the body’s natural moisturizers to work effectively on eczema and psoriasis. Bamboo is not only antibacterial but also anti-viral, anti-fungal and antimicrobial. As a result activated bamboo charcoal soap is ideal for people who are exposed to or battle fungal, viral and other bacteria based problems of the skin.
Use activated charcoal powder at the rate of 1 tablespoon per pound of oils or 250g Soap base add 2-3g of powder. Add the activated charcoal to your batch at the beginning of trace. (Origin: Japan)
2. Rose Powder
Rose Powder have a host of beneficial affects on the skin and are great for promoting a youthful complexion with good tone, elasticity and an even colored complexion. It has excellent emollient and hydrating properties, which helps the skin to stay soft and properly moisturized and fight any dryness and dehydration. The stimulating action of it on the other hand is a boon for fighting aging and maintaining a soft, dewy and youthful complexion.
3. Green Tea Powder
Green Tea has been known to pack an equally powerful punch. Full of antioxidants and vitamins, also green tea is known to contain high levels of catechins, which are more powerful than vitamins C and E in halting oxidative damage to cells (which is how fine lines and wrinkles develop on the face).
The Green Tea leaf is rich in polyphenols and is promoted in skin care for its powerful antioxidant properties that help rejuvenate the skin, prevent damage from the sun and promote elasticity. Green tea has been shown to reactivate dying skin cells thereby improving the condition of the skin. Use Green Tea Leaf Powder in facials, body wraps, bath teas and soaps. Also see our Green Tea Extract. (Origin: Japan)