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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. Make sure to work with a trained artist who follows good hygiene, a chemistry expert cautions.
Chemistry researchers found as much as 90% of tattoo inks in the U.S. might be mislabled, with some containing substances that could cause allergic reactions.
Tests in New York on 54 ink samples found as many as 45 contained impurities that were not listed on the label. The most common contaminant was linked to organ damage.
Tattooing is an art that humans have been practicing for millennia.
Findings could help inform and shape emerging US policy on regulating tattoo inks.