{"id":174,"date":"2020-06-28T22:47:23","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T03:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cd-bioparticles.com\/blog\/?p=174"},"modified":"2020-06-28T22:47:23","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T03:47:23","slug":"as-the-key-player-in-sunscreen-is-titanium-dioxide-safe-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cd-bioparticles.com\/blog\/applications\/as-the-key-player-in-sunscreen-is-titanium-dioxide-safe-or-not\/","title":{"rendered":"As the Key Player in Sunscreen, Is Titanium Dioxide Safe or Not?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/As-the-Key-Player-in-Sunscreen-Is-Titanium-Dioxide-Safe-or-Not-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-175\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/As-the-Key-Player-in-Sunscreen-Is-Titanium-Dioxide-Safe-or-Not-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/As-the-Key-Player-in-Sunscreen-Is-Titanium-Dioxide-Safe-or-Not-1-300x200.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/As-the-Key-Player-in-Sunscreen-Is-Titanium-Dioxide-Safe-or-Not-1-768x512.jpg 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/As-the-Key-Player-in-Sunscreen-Is-Titanium-Dioxide-Safe-or-Not-1-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 18, 2020, the European Commission finally\nincluded respirable titanium dioxide as a suspected carcinogen (category 2) based\non a 2017 proposal. So, what is titanium dioxide? How does it affect our lives?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cd-bioparticles.com\/product\/titania-nanoparticles-list-171.html\">Titanium\ndioxide<\/a>, also known as titania, has been active in our daily life\nnot only as the main ingredient of physical sunscreen and other daily chemical\nproducts, but also as a food additive. It is widely used by various brands. If\ntitanium dioxide causes cancer, it will definitely cause an earthquake in the\ndaily chemical industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are the concerns of the European Union? Let\u2019s first\nlook at the original EU legislation. The detailed content of this article in\nthe article is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe label on the packaging of liquid mixtures containing 1% or more of titanium dioxide particles with aerodynamic diameter equal to or below 10 \u03bcm shall bear the following statement: \u2018Warning! Hazardous respirable droplets may be formed when sprayed. Do not breathe spray or mist.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This law refers to the fact that titanium dioxide in\nsunscreens can be nanoscale and non-nanoscale. The nanometer particle size is\n10-170 nm, which is much smaller than the size of the PM2.5 haze. If the\nrespiratory tract contains the components that cannot be degraded by the body,\nand the mucosa is stimulated for a long time, there is a risk of cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, can sunscreen still work safely? For titanium dioxide\nin skincare products, it is not suitable to simply classify it as a carcinogen.\nTitanium dioxide used in daily chemical products, first, is very small in the\namount, and second, it has low chances to be inhaled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first-line workers who have been working in dust\nfor a long time, it\u2019s reasonable for them to feel worried when seeing this new\nlegislation and then check strictly on their protective measures in their daily\nwork. For titanium dioxide powder is a raw material for workers and the\nmanufacturing process requires a lot of contacts. So, this reminder is very\nmeaningful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But for ordinary consumers, we do not have to reject all\ndaily chemical products containing titanium dioxide. After all, the US FDA attached\ngreat importance to the field of sun protection last year. The proposed rules\nfor improving the quality, tranquility, and effectiveness of sunscreens were\nannounced on February 21, 2019. And then, on August 29, 2019, it shared a guide\non how to protect skin from sunlight. This is because sunlight is the main\ncause of skin cancer, which is the most common type of cancer in the United\nStates, with more than 1 million people diagnosed each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunscreen is best used all year round, not only to prevent\nskin cancer, but also to prevent skin aging, wrinkles, and freckles caused by\nsun exposure. However, if you use a sunscreen spray, it is recommended to spray\nit on your hands before applying it on face. If spraying is necessary, close\neyes and mouth, and hold breath when spraying so as to prevent the particles from\ngetting into eyes and being inhaled into lungs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On February 18, 2020, the European Commission finally included respirable titanium dioxide as a suspected carcinogen (category 2) based on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[35,34],"class_list":["post-174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-applications","tag-sunscreen","tag-tio2-nanoparticles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cd-bioparticles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cd-bioparticles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cd-bioparticles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cd-bioparticles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cd-bioparticles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cd-bioparticles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":176,"href":"https:\/\/www.cd-bioparticles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174\/revisions\/176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cd-bioparticles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cd-bioparticles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cd-bioparticles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}