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Re: titanium dioxide in sunscreen

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 20 Jul 2001 19:53:03 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Melissa wrote: >
>I will be vacationing at the beach next week and know it's inevitable
>that I will be out in the sun for at least some of the time. I've
>purchased Neutrogena Sensitive Skin Sunblock which has "no irritating
>chemical sunscreens". Instead, the active ingredient is Titanium
>Dioxide (described on the label as an inert physical block). Is
>Titanium Dioxide safe to use during pregnancy (I am 24 weeks) or should
>I have stuck with a standard product which uses chemical ingredients to
>protect against burning?
>
>Thank so much. This board is so wonderful!!!

titanium dioxide is like zinc oxide -- inert and not absorbed. It is safe in prgnancy and on young babies.

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG South Lake Tahoe, CA

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