1. The ovarian cancer risk appears to be for those
women who apply talc in generous amounts over a
lifetime. Not very applicable to recruits.
2. The study that showed the decrease in libido was applicable
to very high levels of boric acid. And boric acid is present in
negligible amounts in the talcum powder.
3. As for camphor, the article itself stated:
'.... medicinal use of camphor is discouraged by the FDA,
except for skin-related uses, such as medicated powders,
which contain only small amounts of camphor....'
The blogger is just being sensationalistic.
Using his logic, I can just as well argue about the dangers of
dihydrogen monoxide.
hmm.... he's coming up with a new creative way to siam NS?
