Nature's Answer Activated Charcoal 560mg 90-Capsules | Naturally Promotes Detoxification & Waste Elimination | Vegan, Gluten & Alcohol-Free, No Preservatives or Artificial Flavors | Single Count

UPDATE: I order this for $5.79. Now it's almost double - just 3 weeks after my last order. What's up with the price gauging?My go to charcoal for many years now. I have tried other brands, but Nature's Answer works best for me. I love that they're veggie caps and I respect this company's products! I always recommend this line of products to both clients and friends as the best company to find affordable but high-quality herbs & products.Activated charcoal is a MUST for food poisoning. I never travel without it! (I travel abroad a lot) and these have come in so handy to help other fellow weary travelers that have succumbed to Montezuma's Revenge, or Bali Belly, or Delhi Belly (you get the idea;) Even though it is best to start taking the charcoal with plenty of water at the first signs of food poisoning it will STILL help and should still be taken at any later stage as well.Activated charcoal works great as a binder for other fungus, bacteria, etc... and can be very helpful to take for the common cold or flu and especially helpful to take for those experiencing a 'herxheimer' reaction to bind up all the endotoxins being released from killing off bacteria and such in the body. If taking it for this reason, then it's best to take it away from foods (at least 2 hours before or after) so as not to bind all the nutrition from your food as well.I am not a doctor (yet;) and I am sharing my own personal experiences of how I use activated charcoal. None of the above information is to be taken as any type of medical advice - just sharing my own personal experiences.

Good product

This supplement is truly amazing! It has so many uses! These help me with my Irritable Bowel Syndrome. I take two before a meal I know will upset my stomach and they help a lot! I also take three after drinking alcohol because the toxins bind to the charcoal and get carried out of your body quicker- this helps prevent hangovers! I also occasionally open up a capsule and use the charcoal to brush my teeth- it helps remove coffee stains! I don't do this often because it is bad for your enamel if you do it too much (it grates on your enamel and over time if you lose your enamel you will start to lose your teeth).To those of you on a BIRTH CONTROL pill or who take daily medications: you must wait at least two hours after taking your medication to take a charcoal supplement or it will absorb your medication- charcoal absorbs/removes "toxins" and will absorb your meds. Be careful!

Arrives in a dark glass bottle. Very nice quality, I love to make Diy face masks with this and brush my teeth, also as for what they are sold for work well with a upset stomach!To make a Diy peel away mask that you see all over youtube just add 3-4 caps in 2 tbs of elmers/ school glue and mix well and apply wait to fully dry and bam you got a great black head remover!Also just add a capsule to your tooth brush to get noticeably whiter teeth in one use! Faster than chemical whiteners.

Since I’ve not used activated charcoal before, I don’t have a good way to report about the effectivity, but I have found that it takes about 4 capsules to be effective. As with most natural products a lot more is needed for effective results.