valeriesc Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Is titanium dioxide safe to use in soap? I have read in other sites that it may cause cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplyorganic Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Im going to go out on a limb here (by what i was taught in a soap class about 6 years ago) Though T.D "may" contribute to cancer, in soap that is no likely to happen. If you get it from a reputable company like WSP or BB or TKB everything they sell has to be approved through the FDA and by it being aprroved it gives the go ahead to be used in your products with in reason. I use T.D in my soaps but in a 5lb batch (at trace) I use 1 1/2tspn. Not a lot to make my soap pure white but enough so that i can add other colors for effect.I really don't think you have to or need to worry about the cancer aspect of using it in your soaps b/c you are not using so much to cause that type of effect.just my opinion to it of course there may be others who differ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I did a quick search to see what you were referring to. The potential issue is with breathing it. Inhaling a lot of mineral dust isn't ever really a good thing, so I'm not sure we need to be too surprised or alarmed. Some people out there work around a lot more TD than you and don't seem to be dropping dead, but don't go snorting the stuff. Once it's in the soap, it's not going to be inhaled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valeriesc Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 Thank you, for letting me know a little bit more about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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