Ingredient profile
Talc
Raters disagreeabrasiveabsorbentanticakingCAS 14807-96-6
At least one of our safety lists speaks to this ingredient. Also written as TALC, talc.
Raters don't agree. Here's where each one stands
Safe
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
Caution
Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Government
Concern
IARC Monographs
Government
Where each list lands
Funding shown- Caution
Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Government
Restricted by product type; not permitted in products for the genital area, with inhalation warnings. (Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist)
- Concern
IARC Monographs
Government
Talc — the mineral base of many powders and pressed cosmetics — was reclassified as probably carcinogenic to humans in 2024 (this is talc itself; asbestos contamination is a separate, Group 1 concern). (IARC Monographs, Vol. 136 (2024))
- Safe
Also screened — not on these lists
- California Proposition 65
- US NTP Report on Carcinogens
- ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
- EU Microplastics Restriction
- EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
Notes
- IARC probable carcinogen (Group 2A)
- Health Canada Hotlist — restricted
