Talc is hydrothermal alteration minerals from magnesium-rich minerals materials. Talc is a kind of popular silicate mineral, it’s very soft and slippery in feel. It generally appears like a lump, foliated, fibrous, or radial, the color is white, dark white, sometimes different colors when containing other impurities. Talc has wide applications, such as fire-retardant material, papermaking, rubber fillers, insecticide absorbent, leather finishing agent, Cosmetic Ingredients and intaglio ink, etc.
Talc is also a Chinese traditional medicine used for inducing diuresis for treating strangury, clearing heat and preventing abortion, eliminating dampness and astringing sores on drinking, besides, use it externally, it can clearing heat and expelling dampness, cure eczema and miliaria, etc. The actual usage should refer to a Chinese doctor.