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'''Baby powder''' is an [[astringent]] [[powder (substance)|powder]] used for preventing [[diaper rash]] and for [[Cosmetics|cosmetic]] uses. It may be composed of [[talc]] (in which case it is also called [[talcum powder]]), [[corn starch]] or [[potato starch]].[{{cite web |access-date=2024-03-09 |language=nb |title=Aldri mer sår babyhud |url=https://potetmel.hoff.no/tips/aldri-mer-s%C3%A5r-babyhud |work=HOFF Potetmel |archive-date=2024-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309213214/https://potetmel.hoff.no/tips/aldri-mer-s%C3%A5r-babyhud |url-status=dead }}] It may contain additional ingredients such as [[fragrances]]. Baby powder can also be used as a [[dry shampoo]], [[cleaning agent]] (to remove grease stains), and [[air freshener]].[{{cite web | url=http://www.diyncrafts.com/7271/lifehacks/20-brilliant-uses-for-baby-powder | title=20 Brilliant Uses for Baby Powder You've Never Considered | publisher=DIY & Crafts | access-date=15 August 2014| date=2014-07-14 }}] |
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'''Baby powder''' is an [[astringent]] [[powder (substance)|powder]] used for preventing [[diaper rash]] and for [[Cosmetics|cosmetic]] uses. It may be composed of [[talc]] (in which case it is also called [[talcum powder]]), [[corn starch]] or [[potato starch]].[{{cite web |access-date=2024-03-09 |language=nb |title=Aldri mer sår babyhud |url=https://potetmel.hoff.no/tips/aldri-mer-s%C3%A5r-babyhud |work=HOFF Potetmel |archive-date=2024-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309213214/https://potetmel.hoff.no/tips/aldri-mer-s%C3%A5r-babyhud |url-status=dead }}] It may contain additional ingredients such as [[fragrances]]. Baby powder can also be used as a [[dry shampoo]], [[cleaning agent]] (to remove grease stains), and [[air freshener]].[{{cite web | url=http://www.diyncrafts.com/7271/lifehacks/20-brilliant-uses-for-baby-powder | title=20 Brilliant Uses for Baby Powder You've Never Considered | publisher=DIY & Crafts | access-date=15 August 2014| date=2014-07-14 }}] |
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Talcum baby powder was pioneered in the early 1890s by [[Frederick Barnett Kilmer]], the first scientific director of the then-fledging healthcare company [[Johnson and Johnson]].[{{cite book |last = Turner |first = Tyya |date = 2007 |title = Vault Guide to the Top Consumer Products Employers |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=aT59Q0J1QV0C&q=kilmer |publisher = Vault |page = 185 |isbn = 978-1-58131-323-9 |access-date = August 3, 2014 }}] In 1892, Kilmer prescribed talcum powder to ease skin irritation from Johnson and Johnson's medical plasters.[{{cite book |last = Oppenheimer |first = Jerry |date = 2013 |title = Crazy Rich: Power, Scandal and Tragedy Inside the Johnson and Johnson Dynasty |url = https://archive.org/details/crazyrichpowersc0000oppe |url-access = registration |quote = kilmer. |publisher = St. Martin's Press |page = [https://archive.org/details/crazyrichpowersc0000oppe/page/46 46] |isbn = 978-0-312-66211-0 |access-date = August 3, 2014 }}] The powder was soon found to ease irritation in babies' skin, and by 1894 Johnson's Baby Powder was being mass produced as its own product. |
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