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Is it bad to get sunblock which contains titanium dioxide in cuts?

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Dr. Glenn Messina answered

Specializes in Aesthetic Medicine

No: MINOR CUT IS SAFE YOU WOULD NOT WNAT TO GET ANY NONSTERILE PRODUCT INTO AN LARGE SCRAPE OR OPEN WOUND.IT YOU DO SIMPLY WASH IT OFF. SORRY FOR THE CAPS

Answered 9/1/2016

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