Reactions to tattoo ink are rare, but a team of researchers found some of the dozens of inks they tested contained chemicals or pigments that could cause allergic or other health-related reactions ...

Tattoo industry faces an ink makeover As Europe establishes new safety regulations on tattoo ingredients, chemists and toxicologists work to understand the science behind tattoo inks ...

During conventional tattoo removal, brief pulses of energy are aimed at the tattoo, heating skin cells and breaking up the ink particles.

These same pigments are used in tattoo inks." He also notes that tattoo artists must be licensed in the locales where they operate for safety reasons, yet no federal or local agency regulates the ...

Tattoos have been associated with severe cutaneous complications, especially in patients with preexisting or underlying inflammatory skin diseases.

Tattoo artists are unhappy about a new ban on blue and green pigments in Europe, while scientists say the basic science of tattoo ink is still fairly mysterious.

Why has the European Union banned certain colors for tattoos? Recently, a handful of tattoo inks have been banned by the European Union for safety reasons. Blue 15:3 and Green 7 made its way onto ...

Pigment Blue 15:3 and Pigment Green 7 are also affected by this proposal. Because of these pigments in particular, the ECHA proposal is currently the subject of public debate.

Research has already found that certain types of pigment migrate from the tattoo site to the body's lymph nodes. This could potentially damage the lymphatic system, which filters out disease ...

Could Tattoo Ink Be Used to Detect Cancer? A new study on medical imaging agents shows common pigments and dyes could help with early diagnosis ...

Tattoo artists in Europe are fighting a new ban on two commonly-used green and blue pigments, saying that losing these ink ingredients would be a disaster for their industry and their art. Meanwhile, ...