Do you Recommend Reactivating the Charcoal?

Reactivating Charcoal Hi! I just purchased your laminated knitted activated carbon cloth to make smell-proof bags for medical marijuana. How do you recommend reactivating the charcoal and how often? Is it washable? Thank you! -Anne Hi Anne. We get this question a lot, not just about the activated charcoal material but charcoal in general, people want to know how they can reactivate it. Charcoal can be reactivated but only at extremely high temps generally around 600 degrees Celsius plus, or it can be chemically reactivated. There is a myth going around that you can reactivate charcoal by placing it in the sun, this simply is not true. Once the activated […]

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Using Activated Carbon Fabric to Wear?

Using Activated Carbon Fabric & Shipping question… Carbon Fabric question: I am interested in purchasing charcoal fabrics that can be worn. Could you advise what you have available and what shipping costs are to Australia please? Would also be interested in purchasing some of your products so again was wondering what shipping costs would be to Australia .Thanks, Christine Answer: Hi Christine. Our charcoal fabrics can be used in clothing, but they cannot be used as the outside cloth.  The cloth is activated charcoal and it will get charcoal on anything that it comes in contact with.  And the knit is quite delicate and not recommended for most sewing applications. So the charcoal […]

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Q and A: Using the Activated Carbon Cloth as exercise mat to protect from MCS

Activated Carbon Cloth for exercise mat & Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS) Question: I have MCS and, when lying on the floor for exercise classes, I react badly to the stuff they clean the floor with.  I think the activated carbon looks promising.  Could you please confirm that it would be suitable for this purpose and would protect me from fumes from the floor if I lie on it? I am happy to enclose the sheet in a duvet cover or sheets or something similar.  Would that be enough to protect it? Would you recommend me to have the single or double weave?  If I order 2 yards I assume it would be […]

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