| Descriptor English: | Body Powder | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Polvos para el Cuerpo
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Pós para o Corpo | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Poudre pour le Corps | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Powder for Body Starches |
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| Tree number(s): |
VS2.003.001.001.001 |
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| Scope note: | A generic name for alternatives to talcum powder. It is usually made from a combination of tapioca flour, rice flour, cornstarch, kaolin, arrowroot powder, and/or orrisroot powder [roots from Iris germanica, I. florentina or I. pallida], but also other powders may be used. In addition, water absorbing and water binding agents may be added such as polyacrylamide. (From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_powder) |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | No qualifiers | ||||||
| Related: |
Starch
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| DeCS ID: | 51475 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | DDCS051475 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
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Health Surveillance of Products [VS2]Health Surveillance of Products
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Body Powder
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| Concept UI |
FD00061666 |
| Scope note | A generic name for alternatives to talcum powder. It is usually made from a combination of tapioca flour, rice flour, cornstarch, kaolin, arrowroot powder, and/or orrisroot powder [roots from Iris germanica, I. florentina or I. pallida], but also other powders may be used. In addition, water absorbing and water binding agents may be added such as polyacrylamide. (From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_powder) |
| Preferred term | Body Powder |
| Entry term(s) |
Powder for Body Starches |
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