Wellness & supplements
Viral cleanse drinks Activated Charcoal Detox Shot dupe
Why pay around £29.00 for Viral cleanse drinks? The bulk active is Food-grade activated charcoal powder — 85% less per working litre than a typical shelf pack.
From the retail pack to the active and the mix
1 · Retail
Viral cleanse drinks Activated Charcoal Detox Shot
12 × 60 ml bottles · £29.00 typical snapshot
Water, lemon juice, agave or stevia, flavour
2 · Active
Activated charcoal (food-grade carbon)
2% on the label
7440-44-0C
Bulk Food-grade activated charcoal powder
3 · Mix
1–2 g stirred into 200 ml water (labelled food use — not a prescription)
£0.09 per working litre · 85% less than the shelf pack
- Active
- Activated charcoal (food-grade carbon)
- CAS
- 7440-44-0
- Dupe
- Food-grade activated charcoal powder
- Saving
- 85% / L
Saving is per litre of working-strength mix versus a typical pack price, not versus the DIY kit total. Shop prices move — always check the listing.
Label teardown
What the pack promises versus what the label chemistry actually is.
The marketing claim
“Flushes toxins and resets your body after a heavy weekend”
The chemical reality
Black water with a gram or two of powdered carbon and a lemon story. Food-grade activated charcoal is the same adsorbent in a tub — it is not a liver flush, not a hangover cure, and not something to take beside your medicines.
Active vs filler
2% Activated charcoal (food-grade carbon) · 98% carrier / filler — Water, lemon juice, agave or stevia, flavour
- Typical retail
- £29.00
- 12 × 60 ml bottles
- Estimated active cost
- £0.01
- Scaled from bulk £8.50 / 100 g
- Indicative markup
- 5686.3×
- Snapshot maths, not a live shop price
The Marketing Claim & The Catch
A 12 × 60 ml bottles pack of Viral cleanse drinks Activated Charcoal Detox Shot typically retails around £29.00 in wellness & supplements. That is a UK shelf-price snapshot for the maths on this page — not a live shop quote or a manufacturer RRP. Listings, sizes and deals move. The marketing line is that you are buying a finished lifestyle product, not a weighed chemical.
On the pack: Flushes toxins and resets your body after a heavy weekend; Binds impurities for a deep cleanse; and Instagram-black wellness shot.
The catch: Black water with a gram or two of powdered carbon and a lemon story. Food-grade activated charcoal is the same adsorbent in a tub — it is not a liver flush, not a hangover cure, and not something to take beside your medicines.
- “Flushes toxins and resets your body after a heavy weekend”
- “Binds impurities for a deep cleanse”
- “Instagram-black wellness shot”
Proprietary Blend & Dosage Breakdown
The labelled active is Activated charcoal (food-grade carbon) at 2%. Everything else in the pack is water, lemon juice, agave or stevia, flavour.
At 2% active, most of what you pay for is carrier and packaging. The brand is selling convenience, fragrance and a label — not a uniquely potent molecule.
This is a food-supplement comparison, not a medicine. Proprietary blends, gummies and resins make it hard to see milligram-level doses. The teardown below uses the labelled active and a bulk equivalent you can weigh or capsule yourself.
- Labelled active
- Activated charcoal (food-grade carbon)
- 2%
- Carrier
- Water, lemon juice, agave or stevia, flavour
- Retail pack
- 12 × 60 ml bottles · £29.00
The Active Chemical Alternative (Dupe Stack)
The dupe stack is Food-grade activated charcoal powder at 100% bulk. Indexed as CAS 7440-44-0, formula C. Buy it as 100 g for around £8.50 from Amazon UK.
Working strength: 1–2 g stirred into 200 ml water (labelled food use — not a prescription). Indicative cost £0.09 per diluted litre — 85% below a typical branded pack on a per-litre basis, before you reuse leftover bulk.
Mix or dose as a food supplement using the steps below. Do not exceed labelled amounts, and read the supplier’s information. This is not medical advice.
- This is a food-ingredient / food-supplement comparison, not a medicine and not a detox treatment. It will not treat poisoning, hangover, or disease. If overdose or poisoning is suspected, call emergency services — do not self-dose charcoal from this page.
- Weigh 1–2 g of food-grade activated charcoal into 200 ml of cold water, stir, and drink promptly if you still want the black drink. Optional lemon is flavour only.
- Keep well away from other oral medicines and supplements (often several hours either side) — ask a pharmacist. Stop if you get severe constipation or black stools that worry you.
- 100 g at 1 g per drink is about 100 servings. Twelve branded 60 ml shots are twelve sweetened servings of the same carbon.
- Buy food-grade only. Keep the powder dry and labelled; it stains everything.
Dilution recipe
0.2 L working batch
Working strength 1–2 g stirred into 200 ml water (labelled food use — not a prescription). Educational estimate from the listed ratio — check the SDS before you mix.
Chemical
1 grams
Food-grade activated charcoal powder
Water
0.2 litres
Carrier / diluent
0% concentrate · 100% water by working volume (solids are dissolved into the water share).
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Side-by-Side Price & Potency Comparison
Head-to-head comparison
| Measure | Retail brandedViral cleanse drinks | Raw active dupeDupeStack |
|---|---|---|
| Product | Activated Charcoal Detox ShotAmazon UK search — listing, not a confirmed seller | Food-grade activated charcoal powder |
| Pack / unit | 12 × 60 ml bottles · £29.00 | 100 g · £8.50 |
| Active | Activated charcoal (food-grade carbon) at 2%Carrier: Water, lemon juice, agave or stevia, flavour | 100% bulkC |
| CAS number | Not disclosed on pack | 7440-44-0 |
| Working strength | Ready-to-use pack | Dilute 1–2 g stirred into 200 ml water (labelled food use — not a prescription) |
| Cost per litre | £483.33 / L typical pack | £0.09 / L mixed from bulk |
| Headline saving | Baseline | 85% cheaper |
| COSHH / PPE | Follow the branded SDS |
Active ingredient and cheaper alternative — FAQ
Does charcoal detox the body?
No. Activated charcoal can bind some substances still in the gut. It does not scrub the blood or ‘flush the liver’. Emergency use after poisoning is a clinical decision — never a DIY substitute for 999 / A&E.
Can I take it with tablets or the contraceptive pill?
Charcoal can reduce absorption of many oral medicines and supplements. Space it hours away from other doses, or skip the drink entirely and ask a pharmacist. This is a food-ingredient comparison, not medical advice.
How do you mix the Activated Charcoal Detox Shot dupe stack?
This is a food-ingredient / food-supplement comparison, not a medicine and not a detox treatment. It will not treat poisoning, hangover, or disease. If overdose or poisoning is suspected, call emergency services — do not self-dose charcoal from this page. Weigh 1–2 g of food-grade activated charcoal into 200 ml of cold water, stir, and drink promptly if you still want the black drink. Optional lemon is flavour only. Keep well away from other oral medicines and supplements (often several hours either side) — ask a pharmacist. Stop if you get severe constipation or black stools that worry you. 100 g at 1 g per drink is about 100 servings. Twelve branded 60 ml shots are twelve sweetened servings of the same carbon. Buy food-grade only. Keep the powder dry and labelled; it stains everything.
DupeStack provides chemical concentration data and educational mixing guides only. Wellness pages compare food supplements, not medicines or prescribed treatments. Always review the supplier Safety Data Sheet (SDS) and comply with UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and COSHH regulations when handling concentrated substances. Mixing and storage are at your own risk. Some links are affiliate advertisements (Amazon Associates, eBay Partner Network, and Awin when those programmes are live). Commissions do not change listed concentrations or calculator output.
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