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TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPIGMENT
AS DELIVERED BY THE PIGMENT MANUFACTURER
500 nm
L’OREAL’S ENGAGEMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY
L'Oreal was the first cosmetics company in the 1970’s to set up a
network for cosmeto-vigilance based on the model of pharmacovigilance.
This network collects, centralizes and analyzes undesirable sideeffects
using an on-line database.
The objective is to protect our consumers within the framework of
a monitoring and alert system. In addition, it helps improve the
formulation of our future products.
L’Oréal has been using nanotechnology in its products safely
for over 25 years nano titanium dioxide in sun creams and
nanocapsules were first commercialized in early 1980’s.
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L’OREAL’S ENGAGEMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY
Safety Assessment is central to product development at L’Oréal. Of
the 3000 researchers at L’Oréal several hundred are dedicated to the
evaluation of the benefit / risk for the consumer and the environment.
L’Oréal researchers contribute actively to national and international
initiatives on best practices for the use of nanos by consumers and in
the natural environment.
L’Oréal is a founder member of International Council on
Nanotechnology (ICON) of which the US FDA and EPA are
stakeholders, and a partner in the European project NANOINTERACT
that studies the interactions between nanotechnologies and the living
world.
LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE DEBATE ON
NANOTECHNOLOGY IN COSMETICS
One cannot overstate the need to take into account:
The most relevant, up-to-date scientific studies before forming
and publicising an opinion to avoid misleading the Public.
The importance of an international consensus that includes civil
society participation for the development of standards for
nanotechnologies that are relevant and adapted to the various
industrial sectors.
The utility of the final product — for example, nanotechnology
applied to sunscreens provides the best protection against UV
radiation that is a major source of skin cancers.