I am always amazed at how many things activated carbon is really used in. Currently, there are over 3500 different applications that use activated carbon. Just today I spoke to a gentlemen who sparked my interest because he is involved in missionary work, one of my second loves, and more specifically medical missionary work. He explained to me that they provide cans of activated carbon that are mixed with flaxseed oil and spread on wounds to prevent infection and advance the healing process. He also told me about a young adult who was bit by a snake and they used the activated carbon/flaxseed oil mixture prior to getting the person to the hospital. The doctors were pleasantly surprised to see that the mixture dramatically reduced the puss and helped with preventing some of the poisons to penetrate into the body.

I knew activated carbon had been used in emergency rooms for people who have swallowed hazardous household chemicals or other poisonous items. The technicians take a fine activated carbon powder and mix it with water for the patient to drink. The activated carbon because of it's tremendous surface area, adsorbs the chemicals and removes them from the body.

I call activated carbon a "good" chemical in a sense for it removes a lot of "bad" chemicals found in our air and water. Knowing that it is also used to help save lives makes me even more elated to be working with this amazing product.