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The article presents a response by Ian Taylor, Green People's Information and Technology Officer, to a letter by ecologist Peter Brenton about the company's use of potentially toxic ingredients for their bodycare products. According to Taylor, they use micronised or nano-sized titanium dioxide because it is the only form that offers effective protection against ultraviolet A rays. He says that the concerns over titanium dioxide nanoparticles are two-fold. That they have an increased ability to react with other molecules, particularly oxygen and that they may enter the body through the skin and thereby reach internal organs where they may cause damage due to their reactivity. |
