thetrees Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 From the age of 17 to 44 I suffered from an agitating haemorrhoid (are there any other type) which became active from time to time. Anyone who suffers will know how bad they are, and how hard it is to keep comfortable during periods of activity. Talcum powder was a godsend during these troubling times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 That's it, I'm buying some for my balls, gooch, and arsehole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b6bloke Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Just use flour. Self-raising if you suffer from erectile dysfunction. plus a bit of water and you real batter to drip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoppy1987 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I use Udderly Smooth Cream when I'm on the bike but I Talc does keep the pork sword and ball bag dry but comfortable. You never know when you're getting some ham wallet. Don't want sweaty nads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaztonVilla Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I was in the pub the other day and two of my mates said that they talcum powder their balls after showering. The reason being that it's good hygiene. your 2 friends are weird. I demand to know how the topic came up in conversation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted January 20, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted January 20, 2011 Due to the high levels of humidity here in the summer jock itch or crotch rot is always a concern. It is necessary to keep your pits and bollocks dry where possible, pits are easy as antiperspirant does the job but you wouldn't want to be putting that stuff on your nads. As a result many blokes apply talc or (Body powder as they call it here) to the region. I have tried it myself but wasn't much of a fan, it's messy to apply and not super effective. Where it does come in handy when you have to deal with a bad skin abrasions. I tend to do it once every couple of years: bad slide tackle or fall on astro turf removing skin off a large surface area on the leg (graphic picture below). Hideously painful and very difficult to treat, I found keeping the wound uncovered and dousing it every couple of hours with medicated talc drys it out and speeds up the healing process significantly. Slide tackle? Do you play your football in a nuclear power plant or on a toxic waste pitch? Emphasis added. America's Game"] Every week, it seemed, one of the Chiefs' starters was suffering joint ailments from the constant pounding on the artificial turf. Early in that first season, several verterans, in Len Dawson's words, "begged Stram to get some relief from the stuff. All you had to do was get some burns on that stuff and have it stay on your elbow or your knee for the whole season. And in my case, a couple of times I got blood poisoning" because the festering wounds would open, and when mixed with the chemical used to treat the turf, would become infected. Tom Condon, who joined the Chiefs in 1974, would recall waking up the morning after a game, with burns and abrasions having opened during the night, with painful skinless flesh being literally stuck to the sheets. "You can't just rip the sheet off, because that just starts the bleeding again," he said. "So you jump in the shower and let the water loosen them. It's disgusting." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted January 20, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted January 20, 2011 No. You haven't got any bollocks. I can't say I've ever done the talc on the family jewels myself, but this topic almost makes me want to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Do you play your football in a nuclear power plant or on a toxic waste pitch? To be fair, in my experience of Powerleague venues both the aforementioned would be an upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSufferingVilla Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 America's Game"] Every week, it seemed, one of the Chiefs' starters was suffering joint ailments from the constant pounding on the artificial turf. Early in that first season, several verterans, in Len Dawson's words, "begged Stram to get some relief from the stuff. All you had to do was get some burns on that stuff and have it stay on your elbow or your knee for the whole season. And in my case, a couple of times I got blood poisoning" because the festering wounds would open, and when mixed with the chemical used to treat the turf, would become infected. Tom Condon, who joined the Chiefs in 1974, would recall waking up the morning after a game, with burns and abrasions having opened during the night, with painful skinless flesh being literally stuck to the sheets. "You can't just rip the sheet off, because that just starts the bleeding again," he said. "So you jump in the shower and let the water loosen them. It's disgusting." That's Astro Turf in a nutshell, horrible stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatAboutTheFinish Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Talcum Powder! So this is what internet forums would have looked like in the nineteen seventies I did get some in a very good talc in a Hai Karate gift set once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Christ on a bike. These male grooming threads always leave me shaking my head in disbelief. I do various male grooming things Mike, but I have to say this is one I have not heard of before!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggyrichard Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I talc every morning...back and front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 I was in the pub the other day and two of my mates said that they talcum powder their balls after showering. The reason being that it's good hygiene. your 2 friends are weird. I demand to know how the topic came up in conversation One of them was telling a story about how some bird was noshing him off/sucking his plums, and after she'd finished she commented on how he tasted 'flowery'. He then explained why - because he talcs them up with Johnson's powder. My other mate I was with said he powders them up, too. I felt left out because I don't have any talcum powder experiences Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hev Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 This thread is hilarious. You can't get Talcum Powder as much as you used to be able to though lads so you had best buy Baby Powder or maybe some "Simple" talc? I always use it but some of my friends don't anymore - I find it a godsend after a nice shower and before applying body butter (you men will be on to that next!) Ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 20, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted January 20, 2011 Me, the wife and two (cosmetics/Bodyshop/Lush etc. obsessed) daughters in our house. Nobody uses talc. BTW Hev, I would have thought that the talc/body butter combo would have similar results to combining flour and actual butter - crumble mixture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted January 20, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted January 20, 2011 What on earth is body butter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 It's the coconut smelling stuff wimmin folk rub on them to make their skin nice. Essentially, they baste themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieB Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I haven't got "those"... so I've excluded myself from the Poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claret75 Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 This thread is hilarious. You can't get Talcum Powder as much as you used to be able to though lads so you had best buy Baby Powder or maybe some "Simple" talc? I always use it but some of my friends don't anymore - I find it a godsend after a nice shower and before applying body butter (you men will be on to that next!) Ha ha Shower you say? Body butter you say? PM me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juju Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Christ guys - I thought it was well known that talcum powder is a known harmful product and can cause cancer. I haven't used it in years, and as for coating my balls in it? Jeez... Read below - and google something like "is talc dangerous" or "does talc cause cancer" or any variations there of. Q. What is talc? A. Talc 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. Q. What kinds of consumer products contain talc? A. Talc is found in a wide variety of consumer products ranging from home and garden pesticides to antacids. However, the products most widely used and that pose the most serious health risks are body powders Talc is the main ingredient in baby powder, medicated powders, perfumed powders and designer perfumed body powders. Because talc is resistant to moisture, it is also used by the pharmaceutical industry to manufacture medications and is a listed ingredient of some antacids. Talc is the principal ingredient home and garden pesticides and flea and tick powders. Talc is used in smaller quantities in deodorants, chalk, crayons, textiles, soap, insulating materials, paints, asphalt filler, paper, and in food processing. Q. Why is talc harmful? A. Talc is closely related to the potent carcinogen asbestos. Talc particles have been shown to cause tumors in the ovaries and lungs of cancer victims. For the last 30 years, scientists have closely scrutinized talc particles and found dangerous similarities to asbestos. Responding to this evidence in 1973, the FDA drafted a resolution that would limit the amount of asbestos-like fibers in cosmetic grade talc. However, no ruling has ever been made and today, cosmetic grade talc remains non-regulated by the federal government. This inaction ignores a 1993 National Toxicology Program report which found that cosmetic grade talc, without any asbestos-like fibers, caused tumors in animal subjects.1 Clearly with or without asbestos-like fibers, cosmetic grade talcum powder is a carcinogen. Q. What kind of exposure is dangerous? A. Talc is toxic. Talc particles cause tumors in human ovaries and lungs. Numerous studies have shown a strong link between frequent use of talc in the female genital area and ovarian cancer. Talc particles are able to move through the reproductive system and become imbedded in the lining of the ovary. Researchers have found talc particles in ovarian tumors and have found that women with ovarian cancer have used talcum powder in their genital area more frequently than healthy women.2 Talc poses a health risk when exposed to the lungs. Talc miners have shown higher rates of lung cancer and other respiratory illnesses from exposure to industrial grade talc, which contains dangerous silica and asbestos. The common household hazard posed by talc is inhalation of baby powder by infants. Since the early 1980s, records show that several thousand infants each year have died or become seriously ill following accidental inhalation of baby powder.3 Q. What about infants? A. Talc is used on babies because it absorbs unpleasant moisture. Clearly, dusting with talcum powder endangers an infant's lungs at the prospect of inhalation. Exposing children to this carcinogen is unnecessary and dangerous. ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE: 1. Do not buy or use products containing talc. It is especially important that women not apply talc to underwear or sanitary pads. 2. Contact your pediatrician and/or local hospital and find out if they have a policy regarding talc use and infants. 3. Write to the FDA and express your concern that a proven carcinogen has remained unregulated while millions of people are unknowingly exposed. References: 1.National Toxicology Program. "Toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of talc (GAS No 14807-96-6) in F344/N rats and B6C3F, mice (Inhalation studies)." Technical Report Series No. 421. September 1993. 2. Harlow BL, Cramer DW, Bell DA, Welch WR. "Perineal exposure to talc and ovarian cancer risk." Obstetrics & Gynecology, 80: 19-26, 1992. 3. Hollinger MA. "Pulmonary toxicity of inhaled and intravenous talc." Toxicology Letters, 52:121-127, 1990. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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