Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 11:22:01 -0500
Subject: Re: PUPT: smoke effects question
From: Christopher Hudert <heyhoot-AT-mindspring.com>


on 3/11/04 11:02 AM, Robert Smythe at robertsmythe-AT-mumpuppet.org wrote:

> It should be noted that most baby powder sold these days is cornstarch,
> not talc, for health reasons. I believe it is even illegal to sell talc
> marketed toward babies.
> 
> On Mar 11, 2004, at 10:36 AM, Christopher Hudert wrote:
> 
>>> Baby powder is less likely to clog than cornstarch but is probably
>>> more
>>> dangerous to inhale or get in your mouth.
> 
> 
Although that was part of an email replied to by me and not my email, I
believe you are wrong on this one Mr. Smythe. Just checked my most recent
purchase of Baby Powder. It is Johnson's brand (the #1 choice of
professionals, by the way) and the ingredients are "Talc, Fragrance". Most
major brands sell both a Baby Powder and a Baby Powder with Cornstarch. I
don't know if they are using talc or some other product in the Baby Powder
with Corn Starch version, but I DO know that the Corn Starch one doesn't
work as well for setting the makeup and that we also avoided it for the
smoke affects due to clogging in humid conditions. So, my recommendation for
the "pure" baby powder still stands.

Health wise for babies and others, I believe that you would have to swim in
it for about 8 years before it did much damage to you lungs or other body
systems. Okay, that's an exageration, but I think the fears are greatly
overstated. Common sense tells you not to snort the stuff, but beyond that
residual amounts inhaled would most like cause no lasting affect.

Christopher



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