Colour and minerals
Talc
Talc is a soft mineral, hydrated magnesium silicate, ground into a fine powder. It is the base of many setting powders and pressed products.
Without talcL'Encre · $32
- On a list as
- Talc
- What it does
- Powder: slip, softness and oil absorption
- Where it comes from
- Mineral
- Vegan?
- Yes
Why it’s in a formula
It gives a powder its slip and softness, absorbs oil, and blurs the look of skin.
- The safety debate about talc is about asbestos, a mineral that can form near talc deposits. Cosmetic talc is supposed to be asbestos-free, and in the US the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 directed the FDA to set testing standards for it. We don’t hold asbestos test certificates for these batches, so if that matters to you, choose a talc-free piece.
- La Poudre is mostly talc: it is the first ingredient on its list.
Without talc
Talc-free, by their own published lists.
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Where you’ll find it at Divina
Read from each piece’s published ingredient list. 2 pieces.
Questions
Is talc safe in makeup?
Talc itself is considered safe on skin; the concern is contamination with asbestos, which cosmetic-grade talc is meant to be free of. Avoid inhaling any loose powder.
Which Divina pieces are talc-free?
Every piece with a published ingredient list that isn’t shown on this page. The talc-free page lists them.
How we know: every ingredient list on this site is the manufacturer’s own, read piece by piece and shade by shade, and the pieces above are worked out from those lists each time the site is built. Ingredient names and functions follow the EU’s CosIng database. This page describes cosmetic ingredients; it isn’t medical advice.
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