Thread: Talc for tubes
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Old 07-16-13 | 01:27 PM
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Al1943
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Originally Posted by DiabloScott
Talc is an actual chemical compound and is unhealthy if inhaled, and almost no baby powders still use it.
Talc is a naturally occurring hydrous magnesium silicate mineral. I don't know of any reason it should be unhealthy unless inhaled in large quantities. It won't make you "high" so no reason to inhale it. So stay with the good stuff recommended in post #16 .

Last edited by Al1943; 07-16-13 at 05:37 PM.
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