baby powder
nounDefinition of baby powder
: a fine powder composed mainly of talc or cornstarch that is sprinkled or rubbed on the skin especially to absorb moisture and relieve chafing
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The drive is seeking new, closed packages of diapers in sizes newborn through 6 (sizes 3 and 4 are the most needed), baby wipes, diaper cream, sensitive skin baby wash and baby powder. — courant.com, "Community News For The Glastonbury Edition," 19 July 2019 The drive is seeking new, closed packages of diapers in sizes newborn through 6 (sizes 3 and 4 are the most needed), baby wipes, diaper cream, sensitive skin baby wash and baby powder. — courant.com, "Community News For The Glastonbury Edition," 19 July 2019 Bloomberg News reported that the company, a Dow component, is under a criminal investigation for possibly lying to the public about the cancer risks found in its ever-popular baby powder. — CBS News, "First Dow 27,000, now S&P 3,000, as U.S. stocks march ever higher," 12 July 2019 Speaking with British parenting website Mumsnet, savvy moms across the pond recently shared that rubbing baby powder on your sandy feet and toes before cleaning your feet is a game-changer. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, "Moms Love This Trick for Cleaning Sandy Beach Feet," 1 July 2019 The drive is seeking new, closed packages of diapers in sizes newborn through 6 (sizes 3 and 4 are the most needed), baby wipes, diaper cream, sensitive skin baby wash and baby powder. — courant.com, "Community News For The Glastonbury Edition," 11 July 2019 In October 2017, a Los Angeles jury found J&J’s baby powder played a role in the development of Echeverria’s ovarian cancer and awarded her $70 million in compensatory damages and $347 million in punitive damages. — latimes.com, "J&J gets a new trial after jury awards $417 million in talc case," 10 July 2019 An ad for Johnson’s baby powder, printed on a cover for a pharmacy scale pan, from about 1900. — Jonathan D. Rockoff, WSJ, "Bringing Up Baby’s Market Share at J&J," 27 Oct. 2018 Make sure skin is completely dry before waxing, the Beauty Lab suggests, so the wax can adhere; soak up any moisture with baby powder if needed. — April Franzino, Good Housekeeping, "Everything You Need to Know Before Your First Bikini Wax," 11 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'baby powder.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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