UV Tattoos

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Saturday October 10th, 2009 @ 12:24 AM

Filed under: Tattoos

Hi,

I’ve been sitting on an idea for my second tattoo for years now and have just discovered UV tattoos. This would be perfect for my design, but word on the street is it was banned in Australia once before because it was carcinogenic. People tell me cancer sucks, so I’m sure you’ll understand why I’m probably keen to avoid it.

Is the UV in cancer causing, or has the issue been overcome?

Thanks!

Robbeh

To quote Chuck Palahniuk’s FIGHT CLUB: “On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.”

There’s no conclusive proof in either direction. UV reactive pigment has had no FDA (or equivalent) testing and the long term ramifications are yet to be determined.

Ask yourself if it’s worth getting a UV if there’s even a remote chance of cancer*

(that said; tattoo pigments in general have no FDA approval so there’s nothing to say ANY pigment won’t give you long term issues.

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