Chemical Substance - Zinc oxide
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Zinc oxide
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Diaper Rash Products
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Medicated Skin Care Products
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Primary Sunscreen Monograph
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Secondary Sunscreen Monograph
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Medicinal
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Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1, item 7 (a mineral) of the Natural Health Products Regulations.
Reference: NNHPDNon-medicinal
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When it is not associated with a health claim but with a valid purpose, zinc oxide is allowed to be used as a non-medicinal ingredient in the minimum concentration necessary to achieve the excipient effect.
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