Glyn Moody
Caveat emptor: 90% of #tattoo inks have unlabeled or mislabeled ingredients - https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/caveat-emptor-90-of-tattoo-inks-have-unlabeled-or-mislabeled-ingredients/ yeah, injecting unknown, possibly poisonous substances under the skin always seemed folly to me...
Caveat emptor: 90% of tattoo inks have unlabeled or mislabeled ingredients

Findings could help inform and shape emerging US policy on regulating tattoo inks.

Ars Technica
Feb 28, 2024 at 5:08pmWeb
Show threadrobcorneliusFeb 28, 2024

@glynmoody

Are you 100% certain you know the exact chemical composition of every mouthful of food you digest? You can't even trust the water 100%

Show threadGlyn MoodyFeb 28, 2024
@robcornelius no, but my body has all its defences ready to deal with. putting stuff under the skin is behind the defence...
Show threadrobcorneliusFeb 28, 2024

@glynmoody

Once anything is in your bloodstream by any means would be behind your defence in that case. The nasty chemicals in your food don't come out every time you shit

Show threadMichael MecklerFeb 28, 2024

@glynmoody More than 30 years ago, I did a feature story for CBS Radio in Detroit (WWJ) about a tattoo artist. At the beginning of the 1990s, it was so unusual for someone to be publicly sporting extensive 'ink' that it was deemed worthy of a news feature.

That is clearly not the case today, nor has it been for quite some time.

#WWJ #CBSRadio #tattoos #Detroit

Show threadGlyn MoodyFeb 28, 2024
@michaelmeckler how things change
Show threadSteve Moore Feb 28, 2024
@glynmoody
Ink can have microorganisms like mold or bacteria.
per the FDA -"There’s no sure-fire way to tell if the ink is safe without testing. An ink can be contaminated even if the container is sealed, or the label says the product is sterile."
It's likely there is a good dose of -
Heavy Metal - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07482337221100870
Show threadGlyn MoodyFeb 28, 2024
@ArrowbearMoore indeed - thanks for ref