Bamboo Charcoal Powder is a product of heating up organic matter and is a carbon-based material. It is employed in practices of alternative medicine such as Chinese medicine and is thought to have an array of advantages including teeth whitening, skin cleansing, anti-aging, reducing cholesterol, better digestion, and hangover cure. It is also distinctive in that it can exfoliate the skin and eliminate dead cells, which can give the skin a refreshed, youthful look.
Bamboo charcoal is charcoal made from species of bamboo. Bamboo charcoal is typically made from the culms or refuse of mature bamboo plants and burned in ovens at temperatures ranging from 600 to 1200 °C. It is an especially porous charcoal, making it useful in the manufacture of activated carbon.
Bamboo charcoal has a long Chinese history, with documents dating as early as 1486 during the Ming dynasty in Chuzhou. There is also mention of it during the Qing dynasty, during the reigns of emperors Kangxi, Qianlong, and Guangxu.
