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.
If you know the material that a doll head is made with, you have the key to identifying and understanding the doll and the era in which it was made. This guide will help you identify, collect, and appreciate dolls according to the materials that they were made with.The material a doll is made from is determined from the material the doll head is made from, so that a bisque doll has a bisque head but can have a body made of another material.Presented in rough chronological order. Early 1800s Wood Dolls.he material a doll is made from is determined from the material the doll head is made from, so that a bisque doll has a bisque head but can have a body made of another material. Presented in rough chronological order.