DIY – Activated Charcoal Recipes

I imagine around 50% of you are saying What is Activated Charcoal Powder? Well here is the answer.

Activated charcoal is a product of burned hardwoods. It provides a natural way to color your soap black. To achieve a nice black soap, use 1 tablespoon activated charcoal per pound of soap. Activated charcoal is also used as a detoxifying agent in soap. Activated charcoal is a natural odor absorber. (source)

Here are a few DIY recipes that use activated charcoal to cleanse your body.

Activated Charcoal Shampoo Recipe

Charcoal Soap Recipe and This Charcoal Soap recipe from the picture above.

Lavender, tea tree and Activated Charcoal Soap recipe.

Activated Charcoal Face Cleanser. Free Recipe

Radiant Skin activated Charcoal Mask

If you love simple handmade gifts that still feel festive and special, this DIY Christmas Cherry Body Scrub from CraftBits is such a fun little project. It is bright, pretty, and has that sweet cherry scent that makes it feel perfect for Christmas gifting.

What I like about this tutorial is how easy it is to pull together. The scrub uses granulated sugar, sweet almond oil or another carrier oil, red cherry fragrance oil, and a touch of mica powder for color, so it feels like one of those projects you can make quickly but still package up beautifully.

It is the kind of bath and body recipe that works really well for teacher gifts, stocking stuffers, hostess gifts, or just a little festive treat for yourself. The pretty pink-red color and cherry fragrance give it a cheerful Christmas feel without needing anything too complicated.

The tutorial itself is wonderfully straightforward too. You simply combine the ingredients well and store the finished scrub in an airtight container, which makes this a lovely beginner-friendly project for holiday crafting.

If you are looking for a quick Christmas body scrub recipe that feels handmade, giftable, and easy to recreate, this one is a sweet little pick.

Featured Project: DIY Christmas Cherry Body Scrub

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