Titanium dioxide

Titanium dioxide (chemical formula: TiO2) is practically everywhere. It forms naturally from titanium and oxygen in the ground, but the pure form you buy is mostly made in factories. If you look around and see something white and made by...

By all accounts, titanium dioxide seems to be relatively harmless. However, there’s one overlooked factor in most safety reports: it’s size.

Stearic acid is commonly used in products such as candles, makeup and medicine, but it's also a key ingredient in skin cleansers. How exactly does it help soap to get you even cleaner?

Two types of sunblock exist. Both physical and chemical sunblocks are available. Zinc oxide and titanium dioxide are the physical type, meaning the sunblock is not absorbed by the skin’s surface, according to "The New York Times." When applied to the skin, these ingredients reflect light, much like a mirror.

In prior posts, we’ve discussed the many routes we’re exposed to ingredients. In this post, we take a deeper look at the ingredient titanium dioxide to explore how exposure routes impact research and health outcomes.

Researchers have known this forever, but the establishment is behind.

Coating a mesh net in titanium dioxide can help filter dirty fog molecules. Credit: ETH Zurich / Ritwick GhoshHarvesting water from fog isn't difficult, but cleaning it can be. This simple new metal lattice does just that. The post Titanium dioxide-coated mesh can purify contaminated fog appeared first on Popular Science.

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Learn whether a common ingredient found in tampons — titanium dioxide — poses any risk to your reproductive health.

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