The past few years have seen a massive jump in the application of activated charcoal to beauty products. But why? It is simple to note the brilliant properties that a small particle of activated charcoal brings to the make up of a bar of soap; to be precise 1 gram of activated charcoal brings a surface area of 500m2, meaning that your skin is being delivered a massive amount of nutrients with that carrier. I added pure tea tree oil to the activated charcoal purely because the tannins that the charcoal is able to provide make for a gorgeous and full bodied scent.