Why Charcoal for skin care One teaspoon of charcoal powder (about 3.3gms) has about the same surface area as a football field. This tremendous surface area translates into a tremendous potential to adsorb (acts like a molecular sponge) large amounts of toxins, poisons, or pollutants. In case of your face, grease and grime are attracted and trapped by charcoal. Essentially helping you Detoxify your skin. Bio Carbon from Nova Scotia. Common charcoals are produced using coal, peat, and coconut shells. We source our Bio Charcoal form BioEngery Inc and Cape Breton University. They have created a charcoal that requires less energy to produce and uses sustainable forestry waste that creates a charcoal that does not contain Nickle and Lead like charcoal produced from coal.