Fragrance-free talcum powder

Does anyone know where I can get a cheap fragrance-free talc?

It feels like it should be easy to find and I should be able to get a cheap own-brand version from somewhere common but searching online either brings up expensive options, online-only shops or talc that doesn't state the ingredients so I can't tell if they're fragrance-free or not :(.
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  • Janey3
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    edited 7 April 2016 at 10:10AM
    There used to be Cuticura talc, slightly medicated, but can't remember whether it had a perfume, I remember it smelled slightly medicinal though but quite pleasant.
  • teddysmum
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    The Simple range.
  • Dill
    Dill Posts: 1,743 Forumite
    Sutherland Pure Natural talc seems to fit the bill:

    http://www.vit-shop.co.uk/store/p/23511/1/Sutherland-Pure-Natural-Talc-250-g-x-1.html

    £1.64 plus postage. There may be other online outlets which also sell it.
  • Angry_Bear
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    teddysmum wrote: »
    The Simple range.
    Ooh, I didn't realise they did talc. I do quite like their soap :)
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  • Angry_Bear
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    Dill wrote: »
    Sutherland Pure Natural talc seems to fit the bill:

    http://www.vit-shop.co.uk/store/p/23511/1/Sutherland-Pure-Natural-Talc-250-g-x-1.html

    £1.64 plus postage. There may be other online outlets which also sell it.
    The talc iteself looks ideal, but by the time you add on the postage it starts to get quite expensive (it's £3.10 for postage). That's one of the reasons I was hoping to find something suitable in an offline shop - the cheapest I can find this one plus delivery is £4.73.
    I'm actually looking for it for drysuit maintenance rather than for body use, so something like sports chalk (like you'd use for snooker or weighlifting) might also do the trick.

    For some reason I just expected cheap unscented talc to be really easy to find!
    Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?
    ― Sir Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015
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