Best Charcoal Beauty Products

Boscia: Pore Purifying Black Strips

With a mixture of charcoal powder, silica, Witch Hazel extract, and botanical and antioxidant ingredients, these strips detoxify your skin, control excess oil, tighten pores, and leave a cooling sensation when applied. $28, Sephora.com

Origins: Clear Improvement Charcoal Mask

Recommend for once a week usage, this mask unclogs your pores, absorbs the toxins in the environment and dissolves all the grime from your skin. Containing activated charcoal, white China clay and lecithin, it does wonders the longer it’s worn on your face. $24, origins.com

Lush: Coalface Cleansing Charcoal Bar

Your skin will rejoice with this cleansing bar, it does wonders for blemish-prone and oily skin. In addition to the black magic of charcoal, it contains rosewood and sandalwood oils to reduce redness. $14, LushUSA.com

Bioré: Self Heating One Minute Mask

This thermal mask opens up pores and strips skin of access dirt and oil. It warms up when applied to the skin, but gives a cooling sensation when rinsed away—if you like to feel your products working, you’ll love this! $8, Drugstore.com

Konjac Sponge Company: Bamboo Charcoal Sponge Puff

Never heard of konjac sponges? This year, you will. Made from the root of the konjac plant, the sponges, which are all the rage in Asia, are slightly squishy, absorb a lot of water and work well at removing dirt and makeup. We love this particular sponge because it lightly sanitizes the skin and helps retain the natural pH balance while eliminating blackheads, dirt and oil. $11, BeautyHabit.com

Garnier: Clean Blackhead Eliminating Scrub

Infused with charcoal, this scrub draws out the dirt that causes blackheads, diminishes pores and leaves you with smooth skin. $8, CVS

LING Skincare: Black Charcoal Rice Soap

Formulated with a combination of charcoal, ground black rice, orange and ylang ylang oils, this calming soap releases tension in the skin while cleansing it of daily toxins. $15, LingSkinCare.com

GlamGlow: Super-Mud Clearing Treatment

From diminishing fine lines to restoring skin texture, this facial mask is a must-have for skin-care fanatics. Made up of amazing ingredients that benefit your skin, the supermud helps fight common skin concerns. $69, GlamGlowMud.com