Baby powder

Baby powder can also be used as a dry shampoo, cleaning agent (to remove grease stains), and air freshener.

[3] Severe cases may lead to chronic respiratory problems and death.

[6] Some studies have found a statistical relationship between talcum powder applied to the perineal area by female babies and the incidence of ovarian cancer, but there is not a consensus about causality.

[9] In 1975, an official at the US federal Food and Drug Administration stated that "No mother was going to powder her baby with 1% of a known carcinogen irregardless [sic] of the large safety factor" as a comment on the testing methodology that J&J backed.

[10] The company stopped selling talc-based baby powder in the United States and Canada in 2020[11] and has said it will stop all talc sales worldwide by 2023, switching to a corn starch-based formula.