Jean Nate Talc

Product Description

Jean Nate was a line of women’s cosmetic products — including after-bath body powder and splash — marketed by Charles of the Ritz and later acquired by Revlon. Jean Nate body powder was widely used by adult women from the 1940s onward and was a standard product in beauty salons and professional beauty settings.

Jean Nate products used talc as a primary ingredient, sourced from deposits that have been documented in asbestos litigation as contaminated with naturally occurring asbestos fiber.

Asbestos Contamination

Jean Nate talc has been named in asbestos litigation as an asbestos-contaminated cosmetic product. The contamination pathway is geological: cosmetic-grade talc sourced from Vermont and Italian Alpine deposits — the primary sources for U.S. cosmetic talc during the asbestos era — has been documented in multiple cases as containing tremolite and anthophyllite asbestos fiber.

Whittaker Clark & Daniels — a major talc supply-side defendant — has been named alongside product manufacturers in Jean Nate and related cosmetic talc cases, tracing asbestos contamination through the talc supply chain.

Philadelphia Verdict

A Philadelphia jury found for the plaintiff in a case involving the mesothelioma death of an 80-year-old former beautician who used Clubman, Jeris, Cashmere Bouquet, and Jean Nate cosmetic talc products from the 1960s through 1985. Defendants included American International Industries (Clubman/Jeris) and Whittaker Clark & Daniels (talc supplier). The verdict was obtained by the Simmons Hanly Conroy firm (Blydenburgh, Kramer, Kelly, Prystowsky).

How Workers Were Exposed

Beauty salon workers and cosmetologists who used Jean Nate body powder and other cosmetic talc products professionally — applying powder to clients, handling product containers, and working in enclosed salon environments — accumulated occupational exposure over the course of their careers.

Consumers who used Jean Nate After Bath Splash or dusting powder daily as part of a grooming routine experienced long-term cumulative cosmetic exposure.

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References reflect what has been alleged or documented in publicly filed asbestos litigation. This information does not constitute a finding of fact or liability.