Abstract
AbstractPhotocatalytically active titanium dioxide and zinc oxide are used as a white pigment for cosmetics, leading to decomposition of a certain degree of sebum on the skin upon exposure to the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight. Herein, as novel white pigments for use in cosmetics, titanium‐zinc phosphates were prepared from titanium sulfate, zinc sulfates, and phosphoric acid. The chemical composition, powder properties, photocatalytic activity, color phase, smoothness, and acid resistance of the titanium‐zinc phosphates were evaluated. Samples prepared at high titanium ratio were easy to be amorphous phase, on the other hand, samples prepared at high zinc ratio indicated the X‐ray diffraction peaks of zinc phosphate dihydrate. The photocatalytic activity of these titanium‐zinc phosphate particles was low; thus these pigments should not induce decomposition of sebum on the skin. All samples prepared in this study exhibited high reflectance within the range of visible light. The substitution with titanium is effective to improve acid resistance of zinc phosphate white pigments.
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