Americans are unwittingly exposing themselves to tattoo inks that contain organ-damaging chemicals, disturbing new research has revealed. An analysis of 54 inks commonly used in tattoo parlors ...
Exactly 124 years ago Southend welcomed its first professional tattoo artist who set up shop in the town, eager to put his ink stamp on the bodies of men, women and possibly sometimes even children.
A woman who decided to get the "dumbest" tattoo because she was told they were using temporary ink that would fade over time has recently revealed that, two years on, it remains very much visible.
Tattoo artists say that a new pan-EU ban on thousands of chemicals used in colouring inks could hurt their industry. The restrictions, which came into force on Tuesday, apply to substances that ...