baby powder

noun

|Updated on: 16 Jul 2018

Definition of baby powder

: a fine powder composed mainly of talc or cornstarch that is sprinkled or rubbed on the skin especially to absorb moisture and relieve chafing

Recent Examples of baby powder from the Web

The verdict comes in the first test of plaintiffs’ claims of an asbestos ovarian cancer link in use of J&J’s iconic baby powder.

— tim bross, Time, "Women Claimed Johnson & Johnson's Talc Powder Gave Them Cancer. They Just Won $4.7 Billion in Damages," 14 July 2018
Treatment includes keeping the infected area dry and using baby powder to soothe the rash.

— shelby dermer, Cincinnati.com, "Parents and athletes: How to spot and treat heat-related illnesses this summer," 3 July 2018
Branch captures the life of a modern rodeo star, from the crushing travel to the baby powder, an essential product given all that leather and sweat.

— craig fehrman, Outside Online, "Star Journalists Explore Rural America," 12 June 2018
The jury’s decision was the first to find that the health-care company’s baby powder led to a mesothelioma diagnosis and the first talcum powder case to involve a male plaintiff.

— sam wood, Philly.com, "Baby powder nets banker with cancer an $80M verdict," 11 Apr. 2018
To lubricate the slipknot, Brazile uses baby powder.

— melissa lyttle, Smithsonian, "The First Family of Rodeo," 13 Dec. 2017
In the battle between Johnson & Johnson JNJ -1.70% and plaintiffs’ lawyers over alleged dangers in its signature baby powder, juries cut both ways last week.

— sara randazzo, WSJ, "Juries Weigh Cases Over Alleged Harms of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder," 28 May 2018
Why Johnson & Johnson Would Like to Forget 2016: QuickTake Q&A J&J is grappling with about 6,600 lawsuits from women who blame its baby powder for causing their ovarian cancers.

— Bloomberg.com, "Asbestos in Talc Products Verdict Means J&J, Imerys Owe Millions," 11 Apr. 2018
This doll, hanging from a meat hook in front of me, is just a dusting of baby powder away from being put into a crate and shipped off to some man.

— allison p. davis, The Cut, "Are We Ready for Robot Sex?," 13 May 2018

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