I’ve been talking about the problems with talc and ways to detox your makeup for years now. It’s time for an update! In an attempt to claim bankruptcy on THIRTY-EIGHT THOUSAND lawsuits, Johnson & Johnson officially announced that their talcum powder will be pulled from shelves in 2023. If you recall from Toxic Beauty and a 2018 in-depth investigation from Reuter’s, J&J (supposedly) knew their talc was contaminated with asbestos…and kept selling it; that the “safe” measure of asbestos in talcum powder was 0 and theirs was measurably higher. They still marketed and sold this carcinogenic powder to babies and women of color. The good news is, they’ve transitioned to an “all cornstarch-based baby powder portfolio.” The bad news is, when it comes to makeup, that’s super deceptive because using “talc-free powders” because (in nearly all tested cases) that causes an increase in heavy metals from the mineral-based colorants used. Since inhaled powders (like if we are brushing it onto our faces) are absorbed at a MUCH higher rate than if simply exposed through our skin barrier, talc-free makeup isn’t all the “clean” it’s purported to be. read my original detailed research-based article on this here Common Toxins Found in […]
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