Finally a smart response. Everything that goes on your skin goes into your bloodstream. Petroleum products and talc are dangerous internally. Most people are completely ignorant of this fact.
But talc, used on the female privates, gets internal much easier than, say, on the arm. No one should ever use such chemicals there. Corn starch is also very bad. If a girl baby has terrible diaper rash and something is needed, there are special clays in shaker powder that can help. Coconut oil can help as well.
Don’t put anything on your skin that you wouldn’t pretty much eat. Or put in your mouth. I am still need at how ignorant people are about this and how many lotions and creams they purchase with long lists of chemicals on them. I wear a tiny bit of makeup but that is it, all my “moisturizers” are edible.
The punitive damages are high to send a message. Companies need to attempt to be positive products that don’t harm. Asking people to put toxins directly on their privates is not ok.
Very difficult to believe that the mineral Talc would be toxic to humans in general.
Obviously the dust could damage a miner’s lungs if he didn’t wear protection.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talc
Given the massive litigation, if I were J&J, I would stop producing the product as a form of protest.
That's not entirely true. It depends on the size of the molecule whether it will penetrate the epidermis or dermis. Ever wonder why all the 10 tens of thousands of car mechanics of my age (67), including me are not flopping around on their shop floors?
I'm not buying that talc is the causality. Every Boomer and their Gen X kids were exposed to talc every time their diapers were changed. Why are we not dropping like flies?
This is just more junk science like the Alacar scare back in 70's. Everybody dies. Everybody drinks water. Therefore water causes death. I know, a silly example, but you get my point. Eggs were deadly to the human heart. Now eggs are okay. First it was fats, then cholesterol (which the liver produces), now it's tryglicerides. Better one: charred meat will kill you. Best: second-hand smoke will kill you, even from the next story down blowing into your window. Pfft.
So, you approve of putting coconut oil on a baby girl’s groin?
I have a 14 month old and am about to obtain another, also a girl, and am at a loss to address the near constant groin rashes.
The doc gave me some stuff and it is the same stuff as that prescribed for my foot fungus.
I though Vaseline was safe. I guess I thought wrong.
“Finally a smart response. Everything that goes on your skin goes into your bloodstream. Petroleum products and talc are dangerous internally. Most people are completely ignorant of this fact.”
What a dump response...