For years, tattoo enthusiasts and medical professionals alike have focused on general tattoo aftercare and hygiene. While those are undoubtedly vital, new insights are emerging regarding the very ...

In a new study, German researchers were able to track how the liquid components of tattoo ink behave in the body. Scientists in Germany’s Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, or the BfR, were ...

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Today’s youth are more colorful than their parents, at least when it comes to permanent body art. Once considered taboo in mainstream cultures in the US and Europe, tattoos are more accepted socially ...

John Swierk is an assistant professor of chemistry at Binghamton University, State University of New York. Tattoos are an incredibly common form of permanent self-expression that date back thousands ...

A new study by researchers from the Stat University of New York has explored the exact components of what makes up tattoo ink and how it can impact the human body. Dr. John Swierk, the chemist who led ...

Problems? There are rashes — itchy, sometimes painful and occasionally disfiguring — which can assume fantastical shapes. Ink reactions also include pseudolymphomas — benign swellings around lymph ...

Tattoo ink ingredients don't always match what's labeled on the bottle. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Tattoos are an incredibly ...

The Food and Drug Administration is warning tattoo artists and their clients of issues with two specific colors of ink that may cause infections. In an announcement made Wednesday, the FDA says ...