talc

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She previously said her mother used baby powder on her as a baby, and Margaret continued to use the talc every day as an adult, as well as on her own children.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Like other claims, Lefevres cites a memo from the 1960s about the use of tremolite in the use of talc products.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Johnson & Johnson has faced thousands of lawsuits linking its talc baby powder to cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Investors wondered why Kimberly-Clark was willing to buy a company with weakening sales and sizable potential legal liability related to Tylenol and talc.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

He is comforted by the talc smell of her housedresses mixed with the sunbaked smell of her skin, the perfumy smell of her party dresses.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez