The Environmental Protection Authority is calling for information on tattoo inks to make sure Kiwis are kept safe. Research overseas has found some inks can contain potentially harmful ingredients, ...

Different tattoo inks also present different levels of risk, she says. For example, certain red inks contain azo dyes, increasing the allergic risk. Azo dyes are synthetic and do not occur naturally ...

"Recent research has shown that some of the ingredients in some tattoo inks, including certain types of pigments and chemicals, could cause adverse effects, such as allergic reactions or infections.

Fresh tattoos represent a substantial investment—both financially and emotionally—yet they enter the world in their most vulnerable state.

The trend for tattoos has become so popular that you can even get a tattoo on a cruise holiday - but a GP has warned that it ...

Tattoos have become a staple of UK culture, with nearly one in four Brits now sporting some form of ink. You can now even get ...

Nobody knows what ingredients they are combining to create the tattoo. Previous research has suggested that certain pigments in tattoo ink may be more problematic than others. For example ...

Dr Asimah said: "A tattoo can be a great memento from a trip, but it's important that Brits are aware that any health ...

Part of the reason tattoos can lead to complications while travelling is the strain they place on the body. “Getting a tattoo ...

In the past few decades, tattoo ink manufacturing has shifted from individual artists making their own to large companies manufacturing inks and selling them to artists. My team wanted to figure out ...