There is nothing enjoyable about being a parent who is stuck in a situation where he/she is unable to help their child. It is terrifying when your child experiences these things and the resources to aid them are not readily available. A customer wrote into us and shared how Activated Charcoal aided her son with an allergic reaction.
Her child's allergic reaction was to a body wash. The signs of reaction didn't appear until several hours after the shower. She said her son had never been allergic to anything before. Her heart broke and her mind raced trying to think of a solution. A relative was on their way with an antihistamine; but there had to be something to do in the meantime.
"The only thing I could think of to do until other relief showed up was to plop him in the bathtub with Activated Charcoal to draw out the toxins from the reaction."
She put half a cup of hardwood powder in a mason jar with a small amount of warm water. Next, she put the lid on to shake it and made a slurry. Finally, she poured it into the running bath water. That was it!
Her son stayed submerged in the tub for about 45 minutes before the medication showed up. In this short amount of time, the swelling was gone. All that remained were red patches that now only slightly itched. The painful sensation had subsided to be manageable.
"Had we not used the hardwood powder, there is no doubt in my mind, my poor child would have been miserable and the reaction would have gotten much worse."
While she did administer the antihistamine, she was also incredibly relieved that less than 24 hours later there was virtually no sign of a reaction. Her son was back to normal and as playful as ever.
Valid until December 1st, 2019.
