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Beauty by Honia tattoo ink — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalJan 24, 2020
Photo from the official notice: Beauty by Honia tattoo ink — chemical risk

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Hazard

The product contains nickel as well as excessive amounts of zinc, cobalt and arsenic (measured values: 110 mg/kg, 1400 mg/kg, 63 mg/kg and 6,5 mg/kg, respectively). Nickel can cause skin irritation, induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses.Zinc is toxic and may cause neurological disorders.Cobalt is a skin and respiratory sensitiser and may cause cancer.Arsenic is toxic and might cause cancer. The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, recommends that the levels of nickel in tattoo inks are as low as technically achievable and that impurities of zinc do not exceed 50 ppm, of cobalt 25 ppm and of arsenic 2 ppm.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Retailer (16/11/2019)

Product description

8 ml of tattoo ink for permanent make-up.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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