White Charcoal/Binchotan premium grade is high quality charcoal for water treatment and water purification benefits binchotan has many benefits. its branches can be used to filter tap water. binchotan has an alkaline effect, softening and improving the overall taste of water. it also has the ability to warm the body and help improve blood circulation, skin, and hair when added to the bath. binchotan absorbs moisture from humid air and then releases it when conditions become drier. it absorbs unpleasant odors, so it can be used in bathrooms, refrigerators and shoe racks. purifier perhaps its greatest gift is to absorb harmful substances from various environments. within its pores and cavities dwell countless microorganisms - inoffensive to humans - that can decompose and destroy any toxic elements. when dropped in water, binchotan can purify it - from chlorine and trihalomethane, for example - while releasing good minerals like calcium, iron, magnesium and others. water is purified and enriched at the same time. blood circulation infrared rays are similar to electromagnetic waves and can be absorbed by the human body in a range of a wave length between 4 and 50 microns. binchotan releases infrared rays between 4 and 14 microns, hence the body can completely benefit from the absorption. when the human body is exposed to infrared rays, it warms up as under the rays of the sun and blood circulation is considerably improved.