30/09/2024
40 IMPORTANT USES OF CHARCOAL
🔲Charcoal is gotten from firewood heating.
🔲Wood ash is the left product or final product of charcoal.
🔲People know charcoal, but don't know that charcoal has a lot of benefits both physically and spiritually
🔲Charcoal is one of the most disregarded products at home. We only see the need for it when it is time to use it to cook.
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In case you never gave charcoal much attention, this is the time to do so. Here are 40 benefits of charcoal you never thought about.
1. Preventing Odour.
Charcoal is very good at getting rid of bad smell. Does your shoe smell bad? just get some charcoal and put it in them. Do you have any bad smell in your room? Drop some charcoal where you suspect the smell could be coming from. Does your fridge or freezer smell? Put a piece of charcoal in it. Do you have strong body odour? Just make a powder out of charcoal and use,
2. Keeping Food Fresh.
If you want your vegetables to be fresh all the time, just make a solution out of charcoal and leave your vegetables in them.
3. Removing Toxins From Food.
These days, people complain about the use of fertilizers on plants and vegetables, making them unwholesome and poisonous. If you have charcoal, you don’t need to worry about this, all you need to do is leave the vegetables in a charcoal solution overnight and it will take care of the toxins. If you suspect any food contains too many chemicals, just drop them in a charcoal solution for some hours and you are good to go.
4. For Teeth Whitening.
If you want to whiten your teeth, pay no attention to all these adverts on whitening chemicals and technology, just get yourself some charcoal and grab hold of a plantain stalk, make a powder out of the charcoal, mash the tip of the plantain stalk, dip it into the charcoal powder and brush your teeth with it for a week.
5. Restoring Soup That Went Bad.
Did your soup go bad? No need to worry about pouring it all away. Just put it back on fire and drop a piece of charcoal in it. This will extract all the bad taste and smell and restore the soup to its fresh state.
6. Detoxifying.
Do you have a hangover out of a drink out with friends the previous night, just have some charcoal with you and chew on it. To make it more effective, make a nice solution out of it and drink, you’re good to go.
7. Neutralizing Alcohol.
If you mistakenly did some wild mixing and feel it can knock you out, just add some charcoal to the mixture and your problem is solved. Or if you took in too much alcohol, just drink some charcoal solution and you are good to go.
8. Healing Wounds.
Do you have a situation where someone’s wound has become so infected to the state doctors are saying they have to cut the affected area? Don’t stress over it, get a large amount of charcoal powder and pour it on the wound. This will extract all the poison from the wound and also help it heal faster. If you have a cut and you want to treat it fast, just get some powdered charcoal and pour on it.
9. Water Filtration.
Do you feel your water is contaminated? You don’t need all these products on the market, charcoal can do better, just drop some amount of it in it. Don’t worry about the colour, it is safe, you can even chew on charcoal.
10. Skin Cleansing.
Do you have pimples, acne or any skin disease you really want to get rid of or do you want a very smooth face or skin? All you need is charcoal. Make a thick solution out of it and smear it on your body and leave it on for some hours before taking your bath. It will leave your skin smooth and fresh.
11. Stain Removal.
Do you have some stubborn stain in your kitchen, washroom or on your tiles? You actually need charcoal to get rid of it. I know you’re imagining how this black stainy product can actually remove stains right? Just try it, it works like magic.
12. Getting Rid Of A Bloated Stomach.
If you ate or drank something and feel bloated, charcoal is the best solution to get rid of the bloating.
13. Gets Rid Of Bad Cholesterol In You.
Making a solution out of it and drinking helps eliminate all the bad cholesterol you have stored in you.
14. Ulcer Treatment.
Charcoal can treat all the ulcers out there you can think of including stomach ulcer. Just make it a habit to always chew on some.
15. Reduce saltiness in soups and stews.
Drop some charcoal into the food while still on fire and remove before serving. It absorbs the extra salt. Try it. It works like magic.
16. Charcoal helps in moisture control.
It maintains a dry environment, reducing ammonia levels.
17. Charcoal helps in Air purification.
It removes harmful gases and particles from the air.
18. Charcoal is used in making feed supplement.
It is added to feed to improve digestion and nutrient absorption.
19. Charcoal helps in Gut health.
It supports beneficial gut bacteria and boosts immune system.
20. Charcoal is Antibacterial properties.
It helps control bacterial growth and disease.