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		kwhitefoot on March 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in us... Baby powder these days, in Europe at least, is finely divided starch, usually potato or maize. Has been for a long time.

jjtheblunt on March 18, 2024 [–]

(Available in the US too)

kwhitefoot on March 21, 2024 | [–]

Only available? You mean that you can still buy baby powder that contains actual talc?

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