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I've read online that prior to around the 1970s talc was potentially sold with traces of asbestos in. The two minerals occur naturally together.
Often the vintage box sets I buy online have a talc container and although I probably wouldn't use them I wonder if I'd be better off just throwing them away?
These types of things often weren't dated but I think the 1970s was around the time product packaging started getting more detailed and potentially more regulation, so I can bet most of the things I have (and specifically the Talcuum powders) pre-date that and run the risk of asbestos contamination.
I just picked up a small lot of aftershaves and there was an Old Spice talc. As well as this probably being old enough to potentially have asbestos, on the back it mentions it has hexachlorophene in, which has been found to be absorbed into the body and caused issues with the nervous system. Obviously the amount used in my product is a big determining factor for safety, but I'm not going to know how much is it and it arguably has a bad press nowadays.
There are plenty of old talcs available on ebay and other sites. Although I doubt many people would be buying vintage talc it strikes me that there are strict rules about selling potentially hazardous products but not these. Unless I'm missing something.
Often the vintage box sets I buy online have a talc container and although I probably wouldn't use them I wonder if I'd be better off just throwing them away?
These types of things often weren't dated but I think the 1970s was around the time product packaging started getting more detailed and potentially more regulation, so I can bet most of the things I have (and specifically the Talcuum powders) pre-date that and run the risk of asbestos contamination.
I just picked up a small lot of aftershaves and there was an Old Spice talc. As well as this probably being old enough to potentially have asbestos, on the back it mentions it has hexachlorophene in, which has been found to be absorbed into the body and caused issues with the nervous system. Obviously the amount used in my product is a big determining factor for safety, but I'm not going to know how much is it and it arguably has a bad press nowadays.
There are plenty of old talcs available on ebay and other sites. Although I doubt many people would be buying vintage talc it strikes me that there are strict rules about selling potentially hazardous products but not these. Unless I'm missing something.