NO.
Titanium is found in soap, toothpaste- many places. Even on pumpkin seeds!! (See very the last link from artgirlx, below! ) It is generally used as a pigment and to help block sunrays.
A recent Canadian study showed respiratory lung cancer in a rat study. Google it for yourself. None of us sit in a chamber with the only air to breathe is exclusively Titanium.
Beach weather: Sunblock versus Sunscreen.
They are two 2 different things. Sunblock contains titanium dioxide, and zinc oxide and have a lower SPF around 30, in it so you have to reapply.
Both titanium and zinc are physical barriers, meaning they will stay on the surface of your skin reflecting sunlight and other environmental dangers like free radicals (cancer causes and aging).
Titanium and Zinc are both white in color and can be used on anybody without complications or sensitivities due to the fact it does not penetrate your skin.
What I think many people are concerned about are the chemical sunscreens that are the oil free higher spf's that neutralize the UV rays once they enter your epidermis (skin). Those can cause cancer because they do not block free radicals. They also work by setting off a chemical reaction inside your skin.
If you find a product with titanium dioxide it is safe!!! It will prevent cancer rays if used and reapplied correctly. It will also protect against other environmental factors. Trust me its good ...and safe to use on your skin.
Free radicals as described in Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
In chemistry, radicals (often referred to as free radicals) are atomic or molecular species with unpaired electrons on an otherwise open shell configuration. These unpaired electrons are usually highly reactive, so radicals are likely to take part in chemical reactions.
Radicals play an important role in combustion, atmospheric chemistry, polymerization, plasma chemistry, biochemistry, and many other chemical processes, including human physiology. For example, superoxide and nitric oxide regulate many biological processes, such as controlling vascular tone.
"Radical" and "free radical" are frequently used interchangeably, however a radical may be trapped within a solvent cage or be otherwise bound.
Simply put, titanium stays on top of your skin rather than penetrate it.
http://www.ccohs.ca/headlines/text186.html <_------Here is a link from a fellow Etsian, by artgirlx. Thank you for that!
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This is a GREAT post. i feel so enlightened. Thanks for the heads up!
Great to read a well founded article debunking al lot of hysteria. Thanks.
Very informative! Thanks!
I recently had a severe allergic reaction on my face. I had patches of bright red painful itchy red dry skin with blisters in the middle. This was finally linked to an Estee Lauder new cream I just started using with SPF30 that contained Titanium Dioxide. Titanium dioxide when exposed to light and in contact with the proteins in your body causes a reaction where your body attacks the area. Titanium dioxide is very dangerous because of the chemical photocatalytic reaction it produces.
There has been research conducted where the size of the particles is what causes skin reactions not the actual product itself. Zinc and titanium are safe in their natural form under well vented environments. It isn't until the natural form of titanium is crushed to a fine grain smaller than .01 of a micro or 100 nano that it is small enough to enter the skin via the pore. Please research this for yourself via the internet there are alot of useful sites available. Make up your own mind.
Previous posters An and Kerry have an important point: Titanium Dioxide CAN be problematic if used in ultrafine sized particles (used in many cosmetics and sunscreens):
If titanium dioxide particles used to act as a sunscreen are small enough, they can penetrate the cells, leading to photocatalysis within the cell, causing DNA damage after exposure to sunlight (Powell, et. al. 1996). The fear is that this could lead to cancer in the skin. Studies with subjects who applied sunscreens with micronized titanium dioxide daily for 2-4 weeks showed that the skin can absorb microfine particles. These particles were seen in the percutaneous layers of the skin under UV light. Coarse or fine particles of titanium dioxide are safe and effective at deflecting and absorbing UV light, protecting the skin, but consumers should avoid using products with micronized mineral pigments, either in sunscreens or colour cosmetics.
(Excerpted from http://www.organicmakeup.ca/titaniumdioxide.htm)
Most cosmetics contain Titanium Dioxide, which is a possible carcinogen (http://www.ccohs.ca/headlines/text186.html) and is on the EU Directive's list of substances that "MUST NOT form part of the composition of cosmetic products." (http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/cosmetics/cosmetic-products/index_en.htm) I've decided to find a cosmetic line that doesn't contain TD.
This site is helpful when researching cosmetic lines:
http://www.safecosmetics.org/
Thanks after using mineral makeup products, I feel the difference in my skin its really looking great.
I am doing research on wax products and this post is so useful. Thank you!
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