DDF Titanium and Zinc Sun Block

Sunscreens can contain ingredients that can provide the required sun protection. These ingredients can vary in chemical composition. Some are physical compounds while others are chemical and organic compounds. The naturally-occurring compounds that are safe for use in sunscreens are titanium dioxide and zinc oxide.

Titanium dioxide or titanium oxide is derived from the oxide of titanium. It is regarded as the most widely-used pigment in paint. When it is used as a pigment, it is called titanium white.

Aside from paint, titanium dioxide is used in cosmetics and as a tattoo pigment. In skin care products, the compound is popularly used in sunscreens. It has an opaque quality that can resist UV light. Its ability to reflect UV light is also the quality the compound is more preferred as an active ingredient of sunscreens than other chemical compounds.

Titanium dioxide and zinc oxide are naturally-occurring compounds with white pigments. They are also used as semi-conductors in electronic applications. These compounds are more recommended for use in sunscreens for they are less likely to bring skin irritation than other chemical compounds. Zinc oxide is a compound that has antifungal and antimicrobial properties. Both of these compounds can be found in some sun block products although other sunscreens use any of the two compounds as active ingredients.

One of the sun block products in which the two compounds can be found is DDF- titanium & zinc sun block.

DDF titanium and zinc sun block can provide UVA and UVB protection. It can be used in any skin type including children’s skin. This product can not cause acne nor can burn eyes during perspiration.

DDF titanium and zinc sun block does not contain chemical ingredients to block UV rays. Its active ingredients are composed of 4% zinc oxide and 2.5 % titanium oxide. Its other ingredients can compose of organic compounds where eleven of these are known as anti-oxidants. Its other ingredients could include soybean sterols, CoQ-10, green tea extract, beeswax, redox of Vitamin A, C and E and other chemical inactive compounds.

DDF titanium and zinc sun block can be applied on the face and body before exposing to the sun. For women, it can be used before applying make-up while for men during after-shave or cleaning the skin.

DDF titanium and zinc sun block should be re-applied after swimming or after excessive perspiration.
More information about DDF titanium and zinc sun block can be found at some websites. You can also find other products of sunscreens that contain the two active ingredients that can resist UV rays.