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: a very soft mineral that is a basic silicate of magnesium, has a soapy feel, and is used especially in making talcum powder
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Meanwhile, companies continue to use talc in powders and cosmetics.
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Matt Fuchs, Time, 23 July 2025
Some baby powders contain talc, an ingredient linked to health concerns like ovarian cancer and mesothelioma.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 July 2025
Safe for most skin types, the formula is free of fragrance, oil, mineral oil, alcohol, talc, silicone, and gluten.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 30 May 2025
In language as deft and muscular as Rosa’s team, Drexler captures the scent of the blood and the resin, every wisecrack and sob story, every flake of talc and gob of spit, every pimple and blackhead on the lady wrestlers’ thighs.
—Lauren Elkin, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Matt Fuchs, Time, 23 July 2025
Some baby powders contain talc, an ingredient linked to health concerns like ovarian cancer and mesothelioma.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 July 2025
Safe for most skin types, the formula is free of fragrance, oil, mineral oil, alcohol, talc, silicone, and gluten.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 30 May 2025
In language as deft and muscular as Rosa’s team, Drexler captures the scent of the blood and the resin, every wisecrack and sob story, every flake of talc and gob of spit, every pimple and blackhead on the lady wrestlers’ thighs.
—Lauren Elkin, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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“Talc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talc. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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talc
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: a very soft mineral that consists of a silicate of magnesium, has a soapy feel, and is used especially in making talcum powder
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