NEW YORK CITY -- I finally gave in to the (activated) charcoal craze. The beauty trend exploded from face masks and detox drinks, to toothpaste. It's a bizarre idea, but I figured there must be a ...

Thanks to celebrities professing its purifying properties, activated charcoal is currently on fire, popping up in everything from smoothies and cocktail juices to facial cleansers and toothpaste. And ...

Makeup has a bad history. Women used to be much less discerning about what we put on our faces, and products like lead and mercury made their way into our makeups, lotions and face creams. Today, ...