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
Most talc is formed from the alteration of dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2 or magnesite (MgO) in the presence of excess dissolved silica (SiO2). Altering serpentine or quartzite can also form talc. The different alteration routes form talcs that have significant differences in chemistry, color, morphology and impurities.