{"id":24,"date":"2013-06-21T03:02:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-21T03:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gator771.hostgator.com\/~sheetald\/blog\/?p=24"},"modified":"2017-03-23T00:06:16","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T00:06:16","slug":"coal-minded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heelinmint.com\/blog\/coal-minded\/","title":{"rendered":"Coal Minded"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">With humidity and heat on the rise, you might be looking for products to keep you and your home drier, safer, cleaner and fresher. Did you know that charcoal can be used to perform all these tasks without having to use any harsh chemicals? \u00a0Here are 5 ways you can use charcoal this summer \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&#8211; <\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><b>Deodorizer \/ Toxin absorber &#8211;<\/b>\u00a0 Charcoal can be used as an effective natural deodorizer or odor neutralizer. It can also absorb toxins in the air such as formaldehyde, benzene etc. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourgreenhome.co\/Moso-Natural-Air-Purifying-Bags-p\/ogh18004-5-6.htm\">source<\/a>). Use it in your closets, drawers, pantry, shoes, shoe boxes, fridge, bathrooms, kitchen, suitcases or anywhere to reduce odor and absorb harmful indoor toxins lurking in the air.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><b>Dehumidifier &#8211;<\/b>\u00a0Use charcoal in wet areas such as bathrooms, terrariums and kitchens to soak up extra moisture and prevents molds. You can find Moso Natural Air Purifying Bags at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.containerstore.com\/shop?productId=10031925&#038;N=&#038;Ntt=charcoal\">The container Store<\/a>. Made from 100% bamboo charcoal, they are completely safe, non-toxic, long lasting, affordable, fragrance-free and eco-friendly. \u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-7bBmk_Ce7lQ\/UcOuss7e1_I\/AAAAAAAAGi0\/deFkh8eI7sk\/s1600\/charcoal1.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/heelinmint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/charcoal1-1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Moso-Natural-Purifying-200gm-Charcoal\/dp\/B004BOH6BM\/ref=pd_sim_petsupplies_2\">Moso Natural Air Purifying Bag<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sortofcoal.com\/b2c_int\/kuro-cube.html\">Sort of Coal Cube<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.containerstore.com\/shop?productId=10031933&#038;N=&#038;Ntt=charcoal\">Bamboo Charcoal Tall Boot Shapers<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Decorative-Bamboo-Charcoal-Healthful-Environment\/dp\/B00172MH3I\/ref=pd_sim_hg_12\">Borim Decorative Bamboo charcoal<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><b>Water Purifier &#8211; <\/b>Charcoal can be used to purify water. Use it in\u00a0water pitchers or in plant vases for fresher and cleaner water. These <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sortofcoal.com\/b2c_int\/kishu-binchotan-fine.html\">Sort of Coal sticks<\/a> are travel friendly and can be used to purify water anywhere anytime.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-vmZRz5QAp-8\/UbK2GA9vx4I\/AAAAAAAAGdQ\/YSrhEFo600s\/s1600\/charcoalwater+.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/heelinmint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/charcoalwater.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sortofcoal.com\/b2c_int\/bincho.html\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">Sort of Coal<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><b>Skin Detoxifier &#8211;<\/b>\u00a0Charcoal can be used as an effective purifying ingredient in face masks to detoxify and balance out your skin. Try Ci Labo charcoal cleansing gel, Lush coal face, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sephora.com\/revitalizing-black-hydration-gel-P297568\">Boscia revitalizing black hydration gel<\/a>, Dr. Sponge charcoal facial sponge or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sortofcoal.com\/b2c_int\/kuro-soap.html\">Sort of Coal kuro soap<\/a>. You can also buy charcoal powder at Whole Foods and add a little water to turn it into an amazing face mask (safer because you know what goes into it!).\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-AO13zo0oJnM\/UcO1wVAmmkI\/AAAAAAAAGjE\/IPXOVWt-g6I\/s1600\/charcoalbeauty.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/heelinmint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/charcoalbeauty-1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lushusa.com\/Coalface\/00233,en_US,pd.html\">Lush Coal Face<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hipapotheca.com\/dr-sponge-charcoal-facial-sponge-for-oily-skin.html\">Dr. Sponge Charcoal Facial Sponge<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sortofcoal.com\/b2c_int\/kuro-soap.html\">Sort of Coal Kuro Soap<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beautyhabit.com\/product3520.html\">Dr. Ci Labo Charcoal Cleansing Gel<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><b><br \/><\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>Teeth Whitener &#8211;<\/b>\u00a0Charcoal can be used effectively to whiten teeth. It doesn&#8217;t stain your teeth at all. Try <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.occulter.org\/collections\/self-care\/products\/binchotan-toothbrush\">O<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shop.occulter.org\/collections\/self-care\/products\/binchotan-toothbrush\">cculter\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 24px;\">Binchotan Toothbrush<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or brush your teeth with activated charcoal powder<span style=\"line-height: 24px;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Charcoal powder can also be used as an ingredient in baking (click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sortofcoal.com\/b2c_int\/kuro-powder.html\">here<\/a> to read). Have you tried charcoal before? What have you used it for? What do you think of it? \u00a0Would love to read your comments.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Source:<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ehow.com\/how_5656042_use-activated-charcoal-odor-neutralizers.html\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">ehow<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.readersdigest.ca\/home-garden\/5-things\/5-things-do-charcoal-briquettes\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Reader&#8217;s digest<\/span><\/a><br \/><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"line-height: 20px;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #444444; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&#8220;Design is a constant challenge to balance comfort with luxe, the practical with the desirable.&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #274e13;\">\u2014<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/famousfashionquotes.tumblr.com\/page\/3\" style=\"color: #444444;\">Donna Karan<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">xx<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Heel in Mint<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With humidity and heat on the rise, you might be looking for products to keep you and your home drier, safer, cleaner and fresher. 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