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ELI5: Is there actual dangers to using titanium dioxide in tampons?

I found a TikTok talking about L Organic Tampons and how they have titanium dioxide in them for coloring. I wanted to do more research before just jumping and following this narrative blindly. Overall, what i know is there is two types of titanium dioxide but now the food grade is considered unfit for Skittles. So, why would they use an ingredient that can be considered cariogenic and cause reproductive issues with tampons? Is this just a big conspiracy someone is trying to push?
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The places where we have seen health issues related to titanium oxide had large amounts of titanium oxide dust in the air all the time. Workers at these factories have had increased cases of lung issues including lung cancer. But we have not seen evidence of issues touching or even eating titanium oxide. And the amount of titanium oxide in a tampon that you get exposed to is way lower then the levels we have seen cause any health issues. Because of this the health authorities have approved the sale of tampons with titanium oxide within a limit.

On the other hand there is no benefit to using titanium oxide in tampons other then the color. And the mining, refining and factories using titanium oxide does cause environmental issues and health risks for their employees. So it is indeed a good idea to stray away from tampons with titanium oxide even though they do not cause any harm to yourself.