I guess its just natural. The more people who get tatted the more adverse reactions your going to see, the more cases your going to hear about
There was a post on tattoonow.com that perked my interest about someone really worried about some bumps forming under one of their tattoo's.
Something similar to what he/she described happened to the rose on my forearm, but not to the extent that was described in the post. Since I’m not going to let a little thing like that stop me from getting tatted, with a few quick google searches I found that, my reaction might be due to a slight allergic reaction to the ink itself. The reason I think this is because, I have other tattoo's that have had no adverse affect at all. The difference is the artist and more than likely the ink itself.
Tatto’s inks are regulated by the FDA , but traditionally not very closely.
About.com has some excellent information.
There are serious issues that have cropped up due to the composition of tattoo inks. The exact composition of the tattoo inks are closely guarded industry secrets. As more and more people get tattooed closer regulation of inks are being urged by researchers.
“allergic reactions to ink components, a burning sensation during the course of MRIs, and the migration of inks to different tissues in the body, such as the lungs.”
Are the primary issues that I’ve found crop up. A study by Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry of Northern Arizona University is being started on 17 of the most popular inks in use.
DermNet makes some logical connections between specific colors and reactions to light and moisture.
Don’t get me wrong I love tattoo’s and all that. I’m a little wary of the push for easily removable tattoo inks, because there is something about puting a symbol on your body until you death that is sexy, but I’m all for inks that are better regulated and gentler on the skin. (that might be the longest sentence on the planet)
