Titanium Dioxide Powder Pharma/Food Grade Ti02 Soap,Cosmetic colorant

Description

What is titanium dioxide used for?
Its ultra-white color, highly-refractive and UV-resistant properties make TiO
2
enormously popular with both the industrial and consumer sectors, appearing in dozens of products that people use and see on a daily basis.
Paints, coatings and plastics
When used specifically as a pigment in paints, TiO
2
is called titanium white, Pigment White 6 or CI 77891. It is also known as ‘the perfect white’ or ‘the whitest white’ due to its powerful, pure whitening qualities.
Until laws changed in the 1920's, most commercial paint manufacturers used highly toxic white lead as a whitener and did not initially convert to using titanium dioxide, partly due to its higher cost. Zinc oxide (ZnO) is also used as a white pigment but is not as effective.
Titanium dioxide is now one of the most common pigments in global use, and is the basis for most paint colors.
It is also found in coatings and plastics. These uses of titanium dioxide account for more than 50 percent of its global usage.
Its high refractive index means that, as a pigment, it is able to scatter visible light. This results in an opaque color and creates a bright, reflective quality when applied to a surface or incorporated into a product.
A key example of its use in these applications is as a coating for wind turbines, providing both a suitable white color and protection from UV degradation. For the same reasons, it is also found in plastic window frames.
Cosmetics and skin care
In skin care and makeup products, titanium dioxide is used both as a pigment and as a thickener for creams. As a sunscreen, ultra-fine TiO
2
is used because of its transparency and UV absorbing abilities.
Food
In food, TiO
2
is used in pigment grade. In many food products it acts as a whitener, but also as a color and texture enhancer.  TiO
2
can give smoothness, when used in some chocolates, or can help give an abrasive effect, as used in some sweets.