Alternative use for Talcum?

System

Deedee73 wrote: »

Dope??? Or soap? lol

Cellulose dope

dianasnan

!!!!!! wrote: »

Cellulose dope

its the stuff that modellers use to put tissue covering on their model aircraft amongst other uses. Smells a bit like nail varnish.

Iguana

District nurses and other nurses I've known say don't use it because it contains some very nasty stuff.

Iguana

http://www.ivillage.co.uk/pregnancyandbaby/baby/babyhealth/qas/0,,30_157313,00.html

Nanaof2

One use I know is as an ant detterent. Put it over where you think they are coming in eg corner of window, along skirting board, & it deters them as they can't crawl through it. Has advantage of not harming pets or children
Personally I never use the stuff on my body ever since I read once that it can fet into the ovaries & cause cancer

Becles

I put talc in sandles and shoes when I'm not wearing socks or tights, to stop my sweaty feet sticking to the insoles

missyg_3

I rub a tiny amount on the insides of our swimming caps, makes putting them on easier and stops them getting stuck together.

culpepper

Keep a little film canister of it in the bike bag so you can dry your inner tube after finding the hole before you mend a puncture(just like the french chalk you used to get in puncture kits).
You can use it as a dry shampoo in an emergency . Sprinkle in,disperse and brush out.

katgirlie

Apply liberally to armpits (without inhaling, in light of the link above - eek!!) before epilating or shaving. Silky smooth and no nicks or dragging from epilator tweezers or razor blades.

xlt_hunter

here is a DIY one.

When lifting old sticky back tiles from the floor or glue to glue down carpets, put a load of powder down and rub into the sticky patch and volia.. sticky gone