What do people actually use talc for anyway?

[BettyBi0]

I was reading this:

www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/24/johnson-johnson-72-millon-babuy-talcum-powder-ovarian-cancer?CMP=share_btn_fb

and realised that I have absolutely no idea what people use talc for anyway. Have I been missing a trick?

Last time I remember people using talc was to dry their feet after swimming when I was about 10. It's still in all the supermarkets and chemists though so people must use it for something. Do you use talc? What for?

dilys - I don't think you need to worry about your DSs getting ovarian cancer.

Ha, yes this is true! . They will probably be alright there. Tis more the notion that it's carcinogenic generally that is news to me.

No, the cancer link is old news. I love talc, especially after swimming and at the beach.

It makes a terrible mess, though.

I use it after showering / bathing as I love the smell. Have chucked my bottle now.

Ds and all his fellow triathletes use it in their trainers to make putting them on after the swim stage easier.

I think the cancer link has came to light again as Johnson and Johnson has lost a court case and paid out $72 million in damages this week.

I use it under my awful c-section overhang to stop chafing.

It's highly irritant. I wouldn't be inhaling it, tbh. It is used surgically to cause irritation to the lining of the lung so that the lining becomes sticky and sticks to the chest wall, so that the lung can't collapse. That highlights the irritant property of talc!

Thanks for the link, FOJ.

I've always used medicated talc on DD to prevent nappy rash, I think it's great.

I'm not persuaded that there is anything dangerous about it, and I've read the studies.

I heard the ovarian cancer thing years ago - thirty years plus

Never heard about the sand thing - we've outgrown beach holidays really - wish I'd known at the time!

I use it for the underboob, under c-sec and along my groin where my pants meet, as these bits get horrendously sweaty and sore without it. I'd heard about the cancer link years ago, so never used it on my DC