Phoebe Keane
Broadcast Journalist at BBC
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Oct 25, 2024 |
dailymail.co.uk | Phoebe Keane
I’m rummaging in my make-up bag, checking the ingredients of face powders, eyeshadows and blushers. The reason I’m covering my rug in sparkly beige powder is that these products containing talc could also have traces of something that shouldn’t be there, something deadly: asbestos. The spark for this interest was Hannah Fletcher, 48, a mother-of-two from Oxshott, Surrey, and once a City high-flyer. In 2017, she was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer that had affected the lining of her abdomen.
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Something special about seeing my name in print in a magazine I can flick through & in a major Sunday newspaper's supplement. In today's Mail on Sunday @YOUMagSocial is my article on possible asbestos contamination in talc based cosmetics. Listen to my Talc Tales podcast for more https://t.co/Nt8NUbyxlN
RT @BrunelResearch: Talc and asbestos are minerals often found side by side in the ground. So is there #asbestos in make-up with talc in? L…
Is there asbestos in make-up? What risk might it pose? Check out my new series, available now on BBC Sounds. Thanks to @BrunelResearch who tested my make-up & Dr Klampatsa @ICR_London @BainsHarminder @LeighDay_Law #podcast #beauty #makeup #makeupartist https://t.co/7fRBE3Y9Ay
