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Baby powder
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Baby powder

by Johnson & Johnson

Safety score

Good

Based on an ingredient-level analysis for babies and young children. Not medical advice.

Ingredients to watch

Talc

moderate

Cosmetic talc may be contaminated with asbestos due to their geological co-occurrence. The FDA and WHO have issued safety alerts. Johnson & Johnson discontinued their talc-based baby powder in North America in 2020 due to safety concerns.

Potential asbestos contamination

PARFUM

moderate

"Parfum" is the EU/INCI designation for fragrance — the same concerns apply as with "Fragrance." It covers hundreds of possible chemicals that don't need to be individually listed.

Potential allergenSame high concern as Fragrance

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