During my eldest son’s confinement, my mother refused to use talcum on him. I asked her and she explained because of the particle’s that he will inhale. She used tapioca instead. stating that even if inhaled, is not poison. Since then, I have been using tapioca as talcum for my three sons. I also suggested this to my friend’s newborn. You must make sure you get the clean tapioca. Don’t just take a spoonful from your cooking item-dirty-lah.
Today, it is the 3rd month I joined Melaleuca and I researched into this issue. here is what I found from CAP.
An atricle “Cancer warning needed for talcum powder” the imgredient “magnesium silicate hydroxide (commonly known as talc)” can “can cause tumours in human ovaries and lungs.” read more at http://www.consumer.org.my/products/children/65-cancer-warning-needed-for-talcum-powder
Why Malaysian women are having ovary cancern? “Latest findings from the United States suggest that women who use talcum powder are 40% more likely to get ovarian cancer. Experts from Harvard Medical School in Boston studied more than 3,000 women and found using talc merely once a week raised the risk of ovarian cancer by 36%, rising to 41% for those applying powder daily.”
Convert yourself. Try to use tapioca. If you feel disgusting, then use proper product. Read the ingredient before you buy (like my husband always do)
Ah yes, the article also suggeted this “consumers are advised to use powder which is made from corn or rice flour. Mothers are advised to use ointments instead of medicated powders for rashes in babies.”
