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1. clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛 (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Sunday, 31-Dec-2023 23:16:59 EST clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛

   Oh! So that's why I can't find Johnson's Baby Powder anywhere anymore. They just disappeared off the shelves a few months ago and I didn't know why.

   Through the years they've had recurring issues with asbestos contamination and lost several class-action lawsuits, so now they've pulled the product for good.

   I haven't found a good replacement. I live in a sweaty-weather city and talcum powder has helped my life quality by a lot.

   edition.cnn.com/2022/08/12/bus…

   #JohnsonsBabyPowder
   #JohnsonAndJohnson

   1. clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛 (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Sunday, 31-Dec-2023 23:58:06 EST clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛

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      Armed with the knowledge that this is not a temporary supply chain issue, I have ordered a year's supply online as I look into alternatives.
   2. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2024 03:36:54 EST lnxw48a1

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      @clacke In the US, there are cornstarch powders which are unlikely to have minerals such as asbestos. I don't know whether they'd be exported to HK, but if not, there are probably other countries that produce such a product.
      
      I can't compare the two for absorption. You'll just have to try it and see if it meets your needs.
      1. clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛 (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2024 06:15:40 EST clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛

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         @LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} I'd prefer something inorganic and inert, but it does seem like starch is where it's going.

         There are lots of different powders, but surprisingly few in as useful a container as the J&J one.