Don't Believe TikTok, Titanium Dioxide in Tampons Does Not Cause Cancer
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In addition, Marino stated that nanoparticles of titanium dioxide have been shown to cause inflammatory responses and potentially genetic damage in mice, but again pointed out that this has not occurred in humans.“It is important to note that studies in rats, mice and other animals are not directly applicable to humans. While animal studies give us important information, they cannot be directly generalized to people,” Marino said.
, which cited concern about the mouse data in its decision “although even that data did not support the idea that it is a carcinogen.”“To be blunt, they are worried about the possibility of something happening that has never been demonstrated to happen,” Marino said.
Addressing a popular TikTok concern over titanium dioxide getting absorbed by the vagina, Gunter said that this doesn’t happen because of titanium dioxide’s chemical composition.“Titanium dioxide doesn’t dissolve in water, meaning the nanoparticles aren’t going to dissolve from the tampon string and get into the blood that might be pooling in the vagina and then get absorbed by the body,” she wrote.
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