Making a common cosmetic and sunblock ingredient safer

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 08:30 in Mathematics & Economics

Using a particular type of titanium dioxide—a common ingredient in cosmetics, food products, toothpaste and sunscreen—could reduce the potential health risks associated with the widely used compound. The report on the substance, produced by the millions of tons every year for the global market, appears in the ACS journal Chemical Research in Toxicology.

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