If you like talc or body powder where are you getting it from?

imabitjealousandembarassed · 2026-01-19T16:42:09+00:00

I love talc after a bath and I know due to the health problems it's been pulled so I've been using baby powder but even that is becoming hard to find. Where are you dusty ladies still getting it from?

GallonHat · 20/01/2026 07:33

Amazon. And it's worth checking local pharmacies when you travel: you might even find the good stuff, made of actual talc. It helps to be old and cynical when deciding whether to panic about potential (unproven) carcinogens.

benten54 · 20/01/2026 07:22

Lush Silky Underwear is gorgeous. Femfresh otherwise (usually next to the tampons in the supermarket/Boots)

MsGinaLinetti · 20/01/2026 06:40

Fenjal powder from my local pharmacy sells hardly. Smells divine

Lucinda7 · 19/01/2026 22:49

I buy Yardley scented talc and Cuticura mildly medicated talc from Amazon. I had 2 medicated ones arrive today. I don't check the contents. I've used it since I was a teenager and I'm 73 now. Not saying everyone should, just my personal choice.

WhereYouLeftIt · 19/01/2026 22:20

I buy Johnson's Baby Natural Cornstarch Powder from Sainsbury's. Occasionally eye up the nice Yardley dusting powders at my local chemist.

Itsrainingloadshere · 19/01/2026 22:18

Jk987 · 19/01/2026 22:02

Don’t use it, there’s a reason it’s been pulled and it’s serious.

It’s not actual talc any more though, usually cornstarch

Whatwouldnanado · 19/01/2026 22:05

Wouldn’t have it in the house after listening to a Radio 4 programme about it being found in cancer specimens. Travels in the body and causes all sorts of bother.

SemmaLina · 19/01/2026 22:05

Like other posters , I like M & S powder , nice and fine and a good choice of floral scents

Jk987 · 19/01/2026 22:02

Don’t use it, there’s a reason it’s been pulled and it’s serious.

sophiasnail · 19/01/2026 21:57

HeyThereDelila · 19/01/2026 16:50

Do not use it - it’s carcinogenic.

All the body powder you can buy now is made from cornstarch so perfectly safe!

crumpet · 19/01/2026 21:55

Try an independent chemists, they normallly have it

MsGinaLinetti · 19/01/2026 20:58

imabitjealousandembarassed · 19/01/2026 17:38

I must be in a drought area as savers, b and m and home bargains all no talc in my town . No baby powder at all!
I'd forgotten about avon so that's a possible . I also miss M and S talcs!

Ooh I was recently talking about the various talc fragrances that we used to buy from Boots for Christmas presents

Blingismything · 19/01/2026 20:53

M&S have this.

If you like talc or body powder where are you getting it from?

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imabitjealousandembarassed · 19/01/2026 20:28

ScarletSwan · 19/01/2026 19:52

The problem is that where there are talc deposits - the stuff is mined - there are often asbestos deposits nearby. There is a risk that the talc will be contaminated with small amounts of asbestos. For that reason, there is no way that I'd be wafting that stuff about any part of my body.

It's not talc anymore

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imabitjealousandembarassed · 19/01/2026 20:27

ClaudiasDreadfulEyeliner · 19/01/2026 19:48

Have always wondered what the point is. And in any case you'd have to be dusting yourself like a Victoria Sponge to get through it at any significant rate. I remember a woman kicking off in the local Boots years ago because Chanel No. 5 Talc had been discontinued - she did not take the news well.

In any case, Johnson's is still sold widely. When searching on, e.g. Boots website, search "body powder" rather than talcum powder - you'll get more products showing.

This is the point it's not sold widely. I do understand I can get it online.
I was just surprised as no actual shop has it in my town, and there's not even a gap for it on the shelf (ie out of stock)

And the point is you feel all silky and lovely

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ScarletSwan · 19/01/2026 19:52

The problem is that where there are talc deposits - the stuff is mined - there are often asbestos deposits nearby. There is a risk that the talc will be contaminated with small amounts of asbestos. For that reason, there is no way that I'd be wafting that stuff about any part of my body.

GoBazGo · 19/01/2026 19:49

I got some lovely Yardley stuff in a tin from Savers.

frozendaisy · 19/01/2026 19:49

LUSH “Silky Underwear” dusting powder

ClaudiasDreadfulEyeliner · 19/01/2026 19:48

Have always wondered what the point is. And in any case you'd have to be dusting yourself like a Victoria Sponge to get through it at any significant rate. I remember a woman kicking off in the local Boots years ago because Chanel No. 5 Talc had been discontinued - she did not take the news well.

In any case, Johnson's is still sold widely. When searching on, e.g. Boots website, search "body powder" rather than talcum powder - you'll get more products showing.

Notsuchafattynow · 19/01/2026 19:45

I bought M & S ' body powder' at xmas. They still do it!

Alphabet1spaghetti2 · 19/01/2026 19:44

Marks and Sparks!

boynamesneeded · 19/01/2026 19:44

I get mine from a small brand called Poppets. They do both scented and unscented. It’s great stuff. Highly recommend.

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imabitjealousandembarassed · 19/01/2026 19:41

FieryA · 19/01/2026 19:30

An Indian superstore will have it.

None in mu Town unfortunately

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FieryA · 19/01/2026 19:30

An Indian superstore will have it.

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imabitjealousandembarassed · 19/01/2026 19:16

I'm going to have to keep my eyes peeled I think and pop into any little chemists I find

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