Safety of tattoos and permanent make up (Pmu) colorants

Eleni Andreou; Sophia Hatziantoniou; Efstathios Rallis; Vasiliki Kefala

doi:10.3390/cosmetics8020047

Safety of tattoos and permanent make up (Pmu) colorants

Eleni Andreou, Sophia Hatziantoniou, Efstathios Rallis, Vasiliki Kefala

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Abstract

The art of tattooing is a popular decorative approach for body decoration and has a corrective value for the face. The tattooing procedure is characterized by placing exogenous pigments into the dermis with a number of needles. The process of creating traditional and cosmetic tattoos is the same. Colorants are deposited in the dermis by piercing the skin with needles of specific shape and thickness, which are moistened with the colorant. Colorants (pigments or dyes) most of the time include impurities which may cause adverse reactions. It is commonly known that tattoo inks remain in the skin for lifetime. It is also a fact that the chemicals that are used in permanent makeup (PMU) colorants may stay in the body for a long time so there is a significant long-term risk for harmful ingredients being placed in the body. Tattoo and PMU colorants contain various substances and their main ingredients and decomposition components may cause health risks and unwanted side effects to skin.

Original language	English
Article number	47
Journal	Cosmetics
Volume	8
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/cosmetics8020047
Publication status	Published - Jun 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Colorants
Permanent makeup
Pigments
PMU
Tattoos

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Safety of tattoos and permanent make up (Pmu) colorants

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