the big container of JnJ Baby Powder is just about empty and I am thinking about what's next. What are your recommendations and your reasons too. TIA
Some talc contains asbestos. I would think you'd definitely want to avoid that.
Correct!... and take it from a Geologist and certified Asbestos inspector, you do NOT want to be putting this on your body and, as a consequence, breathing and/or ingesting the unseen airborne tremolite or anthophyllite crystal fibers! There are PLENTY if suitable body powders out there besides talcum.Actually all true talcum products contain trace amounts of asbestos. The asbestos is a trace mineral contaminant in talcum veins. Both are extracted by mining the talcum vein and virtually impossible to completely separate during processing and refinement.
Tim
Correct!... and take it from a Geologist and certified Asbestos inspector, you do NOT want to be putting this on your body and, as a consequence, breathing and/or ingesting the unseen airborne tremolite or anthophyllite crystal fibers! There are PLENTY if suitable body powders out there besides talcum.
Most are mixtures of a starch with a fragrance and maybe some baking soda.Not wanting to hijack the thread, I smoked a pack a day of Kent with “famous micronite filter“ for about a year when I was a teenager. Turned out that the micronite filter contained asbestos. Other than Johnson’s BP when I was very young, I don’t use powder.
Curious though what the non-talc options are? Not silica, maybe powdered chalk? Talc does have a nice silky flow and doesn’t Ren’s to clump.
Most are mixtures of a starch with a fragrance and maybe some baking soda.
- Cornstarch powder
- Arrowroot powder
- Kaolin clay
- Moroccan Rhassoul clay
- Baking soda
- Cocoa powder
- Essential oil or fragrance oil
My post was in answer to somebody's question about what ingredients are used in body powder nowadays. Most body powders don't contain kaolin.
Is it a cornstarch powder ?Whiskey Woods powder by Clubman has no actual talcum in it.
Yes sir, but very high quality. I use regular talc often, but this is very comparable.Is it a cornstarch powder ?