Healthy or just a fad? Experts weigh in

Just like changing seasons, fitness, health, and beauty trends change too. If today it is Keto, tomorrow it’ll be intermittent fasting, if today is ice-water make-up, tomorrow it’ll be something else. And, thanks to celebrities and social media, such trends are hyped in many ways. Current member to join the trends’ bandwagon is the black water — also known as black alkaline water, which has taken over our social media feeds with a click.

Karisma Kapoor, Shruti Haasan, Malaika Arora, Gauri Khan, Urvashi Rautela, Kajal Aggarwal, Tiger Shroff, Tara Sutaria, filmmaker Karan Johar, fashion designer Manish Malhotra, and even Indian cricket team’s former captain Virat Kohli sip on black water regularly. These celebrities are often spotted with bottles of black water and quite a few of them have shared their pictures of consuming the same.

More minerals and Ph value

As the name suggests, black water is black in colour as it contains fulvic minerals, which causes it to turn dark. These minerals are found in the deep earth’s crust, formed from the decomposition of plants thousands of years back.

It is touted to be one of the most effective ways to keep the skin radiant, healthy, and hydrated. The water contains added minerals, Ph of 8+. The black water is said to have benefits like sustained hydration, better detoxification, boosted immunity and metabolism, and anti-ageing properties. This also maintains acids inside…