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Activated charcoal is one of the best cleansers and most absorbent substances in the world. What's interesting about it is that it's not powerful because of some chemical property, but rather because of the structure of the charcoal itself. Imagine you have a piece of paper. If you fold that piece of paper and open it back up, the crease in the paper can accumulate some dust or sand or something you pour over it. It will absorb – or catch – a little of the substance, but not much. If you fold the paper up back and forth a...

Turmeric is a spice, a ground root similar in many ways to ginger, and it has a characteristic golden color that stands out in almost everything it’s in. Recipes like golden milk call for turmeric as a healthy supplement, with its purported ability to reduce inflammation and fight off harmful microbes throughout the body. That’s not enough, however. Some people are exploring turmeric as a healthy ingredient in other applications, including topical treatments for acne. Does it work, and if so, how can you make use of it? The Benefits of Turmeric Turmeric has been used for a very long...

Bergamot is one of those scents that you may or may not be familiar with already, and you might not even realize it if you are.  Bergamot comes from the rinds of a citrus fruit called the bergamot orange, from the citrus bergamia tree. The fruit itself is a combination of lemon and bitter orange but has been a cultivar for centuries.  The most common use of bergamot is in earl grey tea, as a flavoring ingredient. It's also often used in Turkish delight, marmalade, and snus. Beyond the edibles, it's a common scent for perfume and essential oils, which...

Beards come in and out of style, and whether or not they're in style today depends a lot on what subculture you belong to. More and more people today are looking to grow one of those big, bushy Viking beards, but even if you just want a smaller and tamer beard, you might want to stimulate the growth of facial hair. Many people give up on their beard dreams when they give it a try, finding their beard hair to be slow-growing, patchy, or unkempt enough that it becomes too much of a maintenance job just to keep it going....