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To wonder why I haven't powdered my lady parts before!!

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CableCar · 12/10/2024 21:16

Today I got some powder for my lady parts and it has transformed how I feel.... I actually can't believe it! I have been suffering a sweaty, chaffing, post-baby, peri-menopausal, swollen mess of a down below, and wow... It has just transformed how I feel! Anyone else??!! Why isn't this talked about!!!

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Imfatman · 14/10/2024 13:17

CableCar · 12/10/2024 21:25

Fem fresh?! It's talc free and designed for the intimate area... Surely it's safe? I knew talc was bad as it used to contain asbestos...but the fem fresh is corn starch based?

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no, none of it is. The best thing you can do for your 'intimate area' is keep chemicals away, don't use anything that promises to 'freshen' anything, wear cotton underwear that's not too tight! Use pads if needs must and change underwear to feel 'fresh' but avoid chemicals

marshmallowfinder · 14/10/2024 12:54

jjx111 · 14/10/2024 09:19

Please don't use talc on uour ladyparts. There is a known link between talc and ovarian cancer.

RTFT before commenting?

jjx111 · 14/10/2024 09:19

Please don't use talc on uour ladyparts. There is a known link between talc and ovarian cancer.

Hmm1234 · 14/10/2024 08:49

Hope it’s corn starch not talcum powder as there have been many links to the development of cancer later on in life. Which is why using Johnson’s baby powder is sort of not a trend anymore

FateReset · 14/10/2024 08:17

Femfresh talc is fine, it's not talc it's just ph corn starch etc.
Even baby talc is nolonger talc, it's maize starch.

Highly under-rated to powder down there, after all we powder our faces and underarms and clothes slide on more easily. I use tea tree 'talc' on my feet to keep them fresh and dry.

You can also get a medicated cream that turns into powder for down there!

HazelLion · 14/10/2024 08:08

These comments are funny to me. Cornstarch powder is perfectly safe. Obviously you aren't supposed to put powder on your vulva or in your vagina, you powder your groin. I've done this for years and have never had thrush. 🙄

since1986 · 14/10/2024 08:05

CableCar · 12/10/2024 21:25

Fem fresh?! It's talc free and designed for the intimate area... Surely it's safe? I knew talc was bad as it used to contain asbestos...but the fem fresh is corn starch based?

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No, talc is a mined mineral. Asbestos is a mined mineral. Thats where the association stops.

The lack of education on this thread is astounding.

Most manufacturers replaced talc with cornstarch or potato starch years ago.

stopthepigeonstopthepigeon · 14/10/2024 07:46

3hrMax · 14/10/2024 05:20

Does the 1,000th person to mention cancer get a prize or something?

😂

Pretty much everything except lettuce is carcinogenic these days so I just tune it out.

Puffinlamb23 · 14/10/2024 07:30

Jellybean85 · 12/10/2024 21:21

Is that still true! Surely they've swapped ingredients since the 90s!

But I still doubt it's a good idea to dust it down there (thinking of thrush) Grin

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Companies claim to use asbestos free talc, but in reality no such thing exists because of the way asbestos is found in talc. Same goes for make up. There was an article in the Guardian recently explaining how make up was causing incurable cancers in women due to the asbestos present in the talc used.

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 14/10/2024 06:30

They get a bottle of Talc 😂

3hrMax · 14/10/2024 05:20

Does the 1,000th person to mention cancer get a prize or something?

Foreveronthemove · 14/10/2024 03:35

Why would you want to do this? The cancer caused by talc is horrendous.

marmaladeandpeanutbutter · 14/10/2024 03:19

I heard a programme about this on radio 4 earlier this year. Talc in that area is definitely still terrible for you. It can contain aluminium and all sorts. For those who suffer from dryness, it's lot solving it but maybe causing it.

According to the programme, some manufacturers are aware of its reputation, too. Just avoid.

echt · 14/10/2024 01:55

Another day, another thread about an MNer's genitals. Hmm

BenditlikeBridget · 14/10/2024 00:44

Nat6999 · 13/10/2024 00:07

Try the Cuticura medicated talc, it's a million times better than baby powder.

Oh my god, does this still exist? My Nan used to use it, I loved the smell of it 😂

Mamabearsmile · 14/10/2024 00:30

Talc is dodgy. Use a preparation with corn flour.

Mamabearsmile · 14/10/2024 00:25

See the research. It is currently inconclusive and more research is called for apparently. I don't use talc just read about this on here.

Mamabearsmile · 14/10/2024 00:04

I don't mind what any one calls them unless it's foul, so long as the meaning is clear.

Mamabearsmile · 13/10/2024 23:56

For me decidedly inconclusive means not enough evidence, important to know the legal challenges to j and j are not about disease processes but about the fact they've known about asbestos contamination being a possibility. You have to remember that America is a very mitigations country. I just saw it as a discussion. No offence intended. Sometimes people, including me, respond to what they think people mean, and on a re read realise that wasn't the case. Anyhow, no offence intended toward anyone from me. Happy Sunday to you, just happy Monday Shortly.

Dawncleo62 · 13/10/2024 22:22

The “talc causes cancer” argument was alluding to a baby-powder/talc manufacturer that mined “talc” in an area that was contaminated with asbestos. Cornstarch powder is “safe” according to tests done by the safety boards in several countries. I have used cornstarch powders on my body for years! No problem. You can of course do your own research so “arm-chair” experts don’t slew the truth.

NannaKaren · 13/10/2024 22:21

Frankensteinslittlefriend · 12/10/2024 21:30

Why do people feel the need to share this with millions 😂

…errrr because it might help someone !!!!

Liveheretoo · 13/10/2024 22:16

W0tnow · 13/10/2024 16:25

But, but, doesn’t cornflour and moisture = goo?

I mean they don’t use it to thicken gravy for nothing?

😂😂

Wallawallakoala · 13/10/2024 22:04

You go for it I’m glad it’s made you feel better! There’s nothing wrong is that and it’s important to feel comfortable.

FeetLikeFlippers · 13/10/2024 22:00

I went into premature menopause age 50 and, 15 years on, I still wake up some nights with an uncomfortably sweaty crotch and I find that dusting with a bit of powder helps no end. The people saying that showering twice a day is sufficient have clearly never woken up after night sweats, had a shower and gone back to bed only to be drenched in sweat again 10 minutes later. Anyone who thinks this is TMI doesn’t have to read these posts (your heading made it pretty clear what it’s about!) and if we can’t talk about this stuff anonymously on MN then there’s no hope for us! In fact, it’s frankly weird to click on a post with a heading like yours and then complain about its contents!

Game0fCrones · 13/10/2024 21:13

"my hormones have really been playing me up in my intimate area of late and it's been frustrating... The fem fresh powder has raving reviews for how comfortable it makes you feel!!"

There's something about OP's posts that's giving me a weird feeling. I can almost hear the words said in a David Walliams 'lady' voice.