Posted on 02/28/2024 1:48:13 PM PST by george76
A new study has discovered that tattoo inks could be linked to cancer or organ failure.
An analysis of 54 inks commonly used in tattoo parlors across America has uncovered that a staggering 45 of them contained unlisted additives, including chemicals known to pose alarming health risks.
Multiple inks contained 2-phenoxyethanol, which can cause toxic effects in high doses. Researchers involved in the study found the most common additive to be polyethylene glycol, which is a compound that can cause acute renal failure.
The study was led by Jonn Swierk from the Department of Chemistry at Binghamton University, and was published this month in the journal Analytical Chemistry.
Swierk said the conducted study was to open people’s eyes to the products being used in tattoo parlors.
“We’re hoping the manufacturers take this as an opportunity to reevaluate their processes, and that artists and clients take this as an opportunity to push for better labeling and manufacturing,” he said.
The study comes a year after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance to tattoo ink manufacturers and distributors to help recognize if tattoo ink may have been contaminated.
There were 18 recalls of tattoo inks between 2003 and 2023 that were contaminated with a variety of microorganisms.
However, tattoos are regulated as a cosmetic product in the U.S., which means ingredients do not have to be approved by the FDA before use.
Meanwhile, more than 100 million Americans have at least one tattoo, according to the Pew Research Center.
Future research will look at even smaller concentrations of substances found in tattoo ink, researchers said.
“Our goal in a lot of this research is to empower artists and their clients. Tattoo artists are serious professionals who have dedicated their lives to this craft and they want the best possible outcomes for their clients,” Swierk said. “We’re trying to highlight that there are some deficiencies in manufacturing and labeling.”
Tattoos will become the new cigarette, a thing easily-influenced people did because they thought it made them look cool, but ended up just wrecking their health.
Hopefully before they mate. Good way to thin the gene pool.
Finally, some good news for a change!
Only freaks and those who engage in self-loathing clutter their bodies with this Odios attempt at expression.
Winston Churchill would like a word.
Hair, unlike Tattoos, is much more ADJUSTABLE or ADAPTABLE.
My POINT: The majority of YOUNGER people with tattoos, especially women, are going to rue the day they made the decision to INK themselves and find it is NOT EASY to UNDO what has been done.
What we knew....for years.
Stay away from tats, everyone.
I'd guess 95%, or maybe more, have NO IDEA of those ramifications.
“ My elder daughter is gorgeous and brilliant and has tattoos all down both arms. I didn’t say she had common sense...and we HATE THE SIGHT OF THEM.”
My son ended up with a big one on his back - the name of his now X wife.
Having to look at her name should be punishment enough for his stupidity
Was she a cutter as a teen?
I’m shocked. People who sport tattoos always like so healthy. 🙄
If tattoo parlors offered optional illicit drug laced ink for a nominal ‘surcharge’, I bet that they would sell more than ‘regular’ ink.
***and some gangster punks.***
I remember them. Too cheap to find a real tattooist they would take a needle look in a mirror and do their own tattoo. And they looked like they had done their own as they were horrible.
And in the military we had guys go to real tattooists. Their tattoos looked sharp and they had to rub them with Vicks for a week or so. After about a month or two the ink would seep and the sharpness went to a minor blur.
Jesus voided the dietary laws.
Not the other laws against idolatry and self-mutilation.
“My elder daughter is gorgeous and brilliant and has tattoos all down both arms. I didn’t say she had common sense...and we HATE THE SIGHT OF THEM.”
I share your pain.
“Jesus voided the dietary laws.”
Then why is it not mentioned that he did?
Winston Churchill would like a word.
Yep, there are a number of sanctimonious blowhards hereon.
Tattoos have been around for thousands of years and are a big part of some cultures.
How tragic! I prefer girls that are all tatted up like a truck driving slob. </sarcasm>
I’m 70 and got my first tattoo last July in honor of my recently deceased son. It has a tiny bit of his ashes in it so he’s always with me. It’s beautiful, like him, and I wear it proudly.
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