Lung disease, including lung cancer, is another concernâbut primarily in workers who inhale talc dust particles during mining and processing. A few cases of serious lung problems have been reported from chronic overuse of cosmetic talc products. Bottom line: To be on the safe side, donât use talcum powder. If you want to use it on occasion, do so only in a well-ventilated room and limit how much you apply; women shouldnât use it in the genital area. As an alternative, switch to cornstarch-based prodÂ­ucts.
For the movie, see Russian Dolls (film). A matryoshka doll (Russian: Ð¼Ð°ÑÑÑÑÐºÐ°; IPA: [mÉËtrÊ²ÉµÊkÉ], matrÃ«Å¡ka), also known as a Russian nesting doll, or Russian doll, is a set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one inside another. The name matryoshka (Ð¼Ð°ÑÑÑÑÐºÐ°), literally little matron, is a diminutive form of Russian female first name Matryona (Ð¼Ð°ÑÑÑÐ½Ð°) or Matriosha.
A china doll is a doll made partially or wholly out of glazed porcelain. The name comes from china being used to refer to the material porcelain.Colloquially the term china doll is sometimes used to refer to any porcelain or bisque doll, but more specifically it describes only glazed dolls. typical china doll has a glazed porcelain head with painted molded hair and a body made of cloth or leather. They range in size from more than 30 (76 cm) tall to 1 inch (2.5 cm). Antique china dolls were predominantly produced in Germany, approximately between 1840 and 1940.