This study’s authors claimed that their study showed that getting a tattoo increased risk, but their data actually suggested that any differences were not statistically significant. If tattoo ink did ...

An allergic reaction to propylene glycol can cause ... that are common in cosmetics but have not been tested in tattoo inks.

My concern, as a board-certified anesthesiologist, is how safe is this when it’s happening?” Dr. Tiffany Moon told to USA ...

Your next tattoo might be riskier than currently assumed, recent research suggests. Scientists found evidence of a potential ...

Another study published in March found that 45 of 54 tattoo inks tested contained unlisted additives including polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, and higher alkanes that could cause allergic ...

Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark, analyzing data from Danish twin pairs, have found evidence suggesting ...

Plus, the tattoo ink itself may have ingredients that can trigger an allergic reaction or prove harmful to one's health. "Different colors are created with variations in pigment and dilution ...

When tattoo ink penetrates the skin, some of it is absorbed into the ... and for example, red ink more often causes allergic reactions. This is an area we would like to explore further, says Signe ...

"We are concerned that tattoo ink interacting with surrounding ... and for example, red ink more often causes allergic reactions. This is an area we would like to explore further.

It is unclear, however, whether and to what extent tattoo ink may trigger chronic inflammation in the lymph nodes, home to germ-fighting cells. It is also unclear if the accumulated ink can cause ...

It can take nearly 50 hours, spaced out across eight six-hour sessions over the period of a year, to complete a detailed back tattoo ... the risk of infections, allergic reactions, scarring ...