Is Titanium Dioxide a safe ingredient for use in cosmetics and personal care products?
The FDA has assessed the safety of Titanium Dioxide as a color additive for use in foods, drugs and cosmetics and has issued regulations approving the ingredient for these purposes. Link to FDA color additive regulation for food: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRS… Link to FDA color additive regulation for cosmetics: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRS… The FDA has also assessed the use of Titanium Dioxide as an active ingredient for use in OTC sunscreen drug products and has determined that it is safe for this use. As a result of this assessment, FDA has issued regulations that describe the conditions of use of Titanium Dioxide in sunscreen drug products. Link to the FDA regulation allowing the use of Titanium Dioxide as a sunscreen active ingredient: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRS… In Europe, Titanium Dioxide is listed as Colour Index No. 77891 in the Cosmetics Directive of the European Union as an
