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Helene Curtis Industries, Inc. was an American cosmetics and beauty parlor products [1] firm based in Chicago. The company acquired a hair-coloring line through the acquisition of a competitor business. Later the retailer diversified into the field of personal care products, manufacturing Degree, among other items. [2]
Talc, or talcum, is a clay mineral composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, with the chemical formula Mg 3 Si 4 O 10 (OH) 2. Talc in powdered form, often combined with corn starch, is used as baby powder. This mineral is used as a thickening agent and lubricant. It is an ingredient in ceramics, paints, and roofing material.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing that cosmetic products containing talc should be tested using standardized methods to detect asbestos, a potential contaminant, according to ...
[11] [12] Ivax Corp purchased the company in 1993 and merged it with its line of skin care and cosmetic products for black women, Flori Roberts. [4] The sale ended its control by African American investors. [12] The company was bought by Procter & Gamble in 2004 and its products were marketed as part of the P&G portfolio. In March 2009, a ...
He created Valmor when he realized that there was an untapped market for African American-focused cosmetics. Valmor products had several sub-brands including Lucky Brown, Madam Jones, King Novelty, and Famous Products Co. [ 4 ] The company was based on the South Side of Chicago throughout its history, selling perfumes, hair pomades , incense ...
In February 2016, J&J was ordered to pay $72 million in damages to the family of Jackie Fox, a 62-year-old woman who died of ovarian cancer in 2015. She had used Johnson's Baby Powder for many years. J&J claimed that the safety of cosmetic talc is supported by decades of scientific evidence and it plans to appeal the verdict.
New research published this week lends credence to the more than 50,000 lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson that allege its talc-based baby powder caused ovarian cancer.. The analysis, released ...
A process for separating magnesite from talc in talc ore was developed in Finland in the 1960s; the company Suomen Talkki Oy was founded in 1967 to commercialise this invention. Following several production expansions and developments such as rotogravure paper coating talc, Mondo Minerals was established as a joint venture between Omya AG and ...