Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system, meaning it affects the brain and spinal cord. In the most common type (known as relapsing remitting MS), symptoms come and go. These can run the gamut from mild tingling to more severe vision loss. However, MS is tricky.
Letâs take a well-known ingredient that is in a ton of foods, makeup, skincare, powders, and medicineâ¦ talc. What is talc? According to the Cancer Prevention Coalition, âTalc is a mineral, produced by the mining of talc rocks and then processed by crushing, drying and milling. Processing eliminates a number of trace minerals from the talc, but does not separate minute fibers which are very similar to asbestos.â 1
The term talc covers a wide range of natural rocks and minerals, most of which are magnesium silicates. The pure talc mineral is a hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg3Si3O10(OH)2, which theoretically is 31.7 percent MgO, 63.5 percent SiO2, and 4.8 percent H2O. The crystal structure of pure talc is a brucite sheet (Mg12O12H4) sandwiched between two silica (SiO2) sheets, to form talc layers that are superimposed indefinitely.