Permanent make up (P.M.U.) and tattoos colorants

Eleni Andreou, Sophia Hatziantoniou, Efstathios Rallis, Vasiliki Kefala

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Abstract

Last decades cosmetic applications over the body have become very famous. The main characteristic of this procedure is the big amount of ink penetrating the body through the tattoo procedure, which has a hazardous effect for the human body. Furthermore, the permanent makeup (P.M.U.) application over the face is very popular for the shape correction on the eyebrows, eyelids and lips. Various threats are correlated with ink quality and not the tattoo and P.M.U. procedure. The ink catalog is very long and sometimes they are accused of tattoo complications. The inks used in tattoo and P.M.U. application may have chemicals from motor industry because of the wide variety of color density.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)77-81
Number of pages5
JournalEpitheorese Klinikes Farmakologias kai Farmakokinetikes
Volume39
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Colorants
  • Dyes
  • Inks
  • Permanent Make Up (P.M.U.)
  • Tattoos

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