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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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AngelicKaty · 12/10/2024 22:32

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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Oh yes, that's fine. You might have mentioned in your original post that it was talc-free.

Haggia · 12/10/2024 22:31

PleaseAskSomeoneWhoGivesAFuck · 12/10/2024 22:31

Lady parts??
Christ on a bike,

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He’d need a good puff of powder too

WiddlinDiddlin · 12/10/2024 22:31

Talc doesn't cause cancer (if used appropriately) thats very misleading and stems from a contamination issue some time ago, that might cause cancer IF you inhaled it.

Don't inhale fine powders.

Also, don't put talc or indeed any powders on mucus membrane/tissue designed to be moist, ie on your vulva, in your vagina.

PleaseAskSomeoneWhoGivesAFuck · 12/10/2024 22:31

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!!!

Lady parts??
Christ on a bike,

Somehowgirl · 12/10/2024 22:30

I wouldn't use talc on any part of my body, much less my nether regions

But talc isn't sold anymore...

AngelicKaty · 12/10/2024 22:29

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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I'm afraid it's absolutely true - there was an article about it on Radio 4 a couple of weeks ago and I read an article online the same day. Unfortunately, talc and asbestos are both natural minerals found in many of the same geographic areas, which means they can be mixed when the talc is mined. I wouldn't use talc on any part of my body, much less my nether regions.

Skirtandshirt · 12/10/2024 22:29

OneOliveEagle · 12/10/2024 22:13

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Yeah I don’t often hear genuine ladies using the phrase “lady parts”.

maras2 · 12/10/2024 22:28

As long as you just put it on your vulva and don't mess about with Doderlein Bacillus in your vagina you'll be ok.

Liveheretoo · 12/10/2024 22:27

Sugarnspicenallthingsnaice · 12/10/2024 22:23

The list of ingredients in that Femfresh powder is quite alarming.

Can you not just use pure cornflour?

Johnson’s powder is now made of cornstarch apparently

Haggia · 12/10/2024 22:27

OneOliveEagle · 12/10/2024 22:13

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Who has a post baby and peri piece of kit all at the same time.

Liveheretoo · 12/10/2024 22:26

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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The ingredients were changed some years ago thankfully

Somehowgirl · 12/10/2024 22:26

I'm with you OP. Since having a child I have a belly overhang that was never there before and it causes intense itching with the stretch marks there. I use baby powder there after I bathe or shower and then put my knickers on and it's such a relief. I also put some on my inner thighs and under my boobs. Very comfortable.

Never felt the need to put it straight onto my vulva, but it has been a godsend since my body changed post-pregnancy.

Attelina · 12/10/2024 22:25

Todaypicard · 12/10/2024 21:19

Please take care given “talc” causes cancer!

No it doesn't. Read the research.

TomatoSandwiches · 12/10/2024 22:25

But that will just add to the amount of fanny gravel you leave behind.

Sugarnspicenallthingsnaice · 12/10/2024 22:23

The list of ingredients in that Femfresh powder is quite alarming.

Can you not just use pure cornflour?

raffegiraffe · 12/10/2024 22:22

Talc has never been shown to cause cancer. No studies have shown this. There is a theoretical risk if contaminated with asbestos. The lawsuits against talc making companies is because the companies cannot prove the talc they produced didn't contain asbestos because their testing policies were lax

maverickfox · 12/10/2024 22:22

Breathing in corn starch can cause lung problems so I wouldn’t be using that either.

winewolfhowls · 12/10/2024 22:20

EffortlesslyInelegant · 12/10/2024 22:03

What happens when the cornstarch gets damp? Does it form an appealing paste that leads to your 'lady parts' becoming superglued together? Sounds like a bloody dreadful idea to me.

This is not the mental image I needed just before I turn off the lights

Konfuzzled · 12/10/2024 22:20

EffortlesslyInelegant · 12/10/2024 22:03

What happens when the cornstarch gets damp? Does it form an appealing paste that leads to your 'lady parts' becoming superglued together? Sounds like a bloody dreadful idea to me.

Like Ross from Friends and his leather trousers 🤣

Itdoesntendwellatall · 12/10/2024 22:17

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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Johnson's were still selling talc until a few years ago when they replaced with the cornstarch-based version.

Most brands have either swapped to cornstarch or just ceased manufacturing but I still find the odd bottle here and there.

I'm aware of the risks as mentioned in my previous post and still use talc after every shower. If I know I'm going to be extra sweaty between my legs (thanks, menopause) I'll use my cornflour-based powder. No thrush in 40+ years of using it (but I don't use it between my legs after every shower, as I do under my breasts).

Dry tampons? Now there's a thrush risk. Or it was until I started lubing my tampons pre insertion. Game changer! No thrush since.

OneOliveEagle · 12/10/2024 22:13

Skirtandshirt · 12/10/2024 22:00

I can’t decide if this is the least subtle guerrilla ad ever, or a perv post.

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Itdoesntendwellatall · 12/10/2024 22:07

EffortlesslyInelegant · 12/10/2024 22:03

What happens when the cornstarch gets damp? Does it form an appealing paste that leads to your 'lady parts' becoming superglued together? Sounds like a bloody dreadful idea to me.

I've not had that problem yet. Not even with my sweaty underboob area.

My skin just stays drier and fresher for longer. No paste or glue I promise.

EffortlesslyInelegant · 12/10/2024 22:03

What happens when the cornstarch gets damp? Does it form an appealing paste that leads to your 'lady parts' becoming superglued together? Sounds like a bloody dreadful idea to me.

Skirtandshirt · 12/10/2024 22:00

I can’t decide if this is the least subtle guerrilla ad ever, or a perv post.