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TALC
WHAT TALC IS
Talc is a soft white mineral made of hydrated magnesium silicate.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND THEM + WHY MADEWITH DOESN’T ALLOW THEM
Talc can be found in eyeshadows, powder, pigments, baby products, etc.
Talc has become problematic as a cosmetic ingredient over recent years because it naturally forms next to (and entangled with) asbestos in the earth. Cross-contamination is very difficult to avoid during mining. This has led to concerns over contaminated talc getting into products because of asbestos’ known links to cancer.
In addition to the connection to asbestos, talc in and of itself has been found to travel into the ovarian tract and possibly accumulate over long term exposure.
WHERE THEY’RE BANNED OR RESTRICTED
Talc is not banned, but Europe and the United States have taken steps to get products tested for asbestos contamination more seriously. The FDA specifically has warned against buying products that contain talc that test high for asbestos.
WHERE WE'RE GETTING OUR INFORMATION
[1] FDA. Constituent Update regarding products testing positive for asbestos. (2020). https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetic-ingredients/talc
[2] NIH. NCBI. The relationship between perineal cosmetic talc usage and ovarian talc particle burden. (1996). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9065120
[3] ECHA (The European Chemical Agency). Annex III of the REACH Act. https://echa.europa.eu/substance-information/-/substanceinfo/100.035.328
[4] NIH. NCBI. Cytotoxicity and apoptosis induction by nanoscale talc particles from two different geographical regions in human lung epithelial cells. (2014). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22331707
[5] NIH.NCBI. Asbestos in commercial cosmetic talcum powder as a cause of mesothelioma in women. (2014). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25185462
