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Corn starch is a better baby powder. Talc is a rock. Rocks co-mingle with many minerals. As a rockhound, this is super evident. Tiger's eye is basically sealed
by throwitaway222 2y ago
Corn starch is a better baby powder.
Talc is a rock. Rocks co-mingle with many minerals. As a rockhound, this is super evident. Tiger's eye is basically sealed in Asbestos. If you cut it with a tile saw you'll get very unhealthy tiny knives in your cells.
Rock powders are generally very harmful for people. Tile/countertop cutters get sick after working about 5-10 years, and that's with PPE.
- refurb 2y agoMy experience is that corn starch is a terrible substitute. It's basically a complex carbohydrate. It's not inert, bacteria can feed on it. It tends to clump when wet. Seems like the exact opposite of what you'd want to put on potentially sweaty parts. Talc is fantastic - it's basically an inert mineral. It can get wet, and it's still talc. Bacteria can't feed on it. I wouldn't just lump all "rock powders" together in terms of risk. Asbestos is risky because of it's physical form and iron content. Other minerals don't have the same risk. I would avoid inhaling any powders in general - whether rock powder or not.
- infecto 2y agoAgree with most of what you have here but this stands out. > Tile/countertop cutters get sick after working about 5-10 years, and that's with PPE. I am not sure that is really true. There may be PPE involved but its either not being used properly or they are not capturing the dust properly.