A 5-year old boy from Australia decided to have a henna tattoo while holidaying in Bali but now might have permanent scar on his skin. A henna tattoo is a temporary body art using paste from the henna plant, which is usually used in India and other countries to make the intricate patterns on their skin.
What’s so cool about the boy’s scar is it follows exactly the tattoo design, which is a dragon. So since it is now a scar, he can’t remove it, making him the most bad-ass kid in kindy.
More about the chemicals:
Although the tattoos are advertised as containing ‘henna’, a natural reddish substance used by Indians to paint their hands and feet, it actually contains chemical colours and high levels of PPD.
The substance, a known allergen, is used to hasten the dye process, enhance darkness and improve pattern definition.
The college said the term ‘temporary henna tattoo’ was misleading.
Henna tattoo paste is not approved in the US and is only allowed to be imported as hair dye, due to possible skin irritation and allergy which can cause permanent scarring.
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“Can i have Henna?”
“Sure, 20 Ringgit for each hand.”
“I want it on one finger.”
“CANNOT!!”
“Why?”
This is interesting. I have never seen Henna leave a permanent mark or scar like this. My girlfriend is East Indian and she gets it done all the time with no residual effects.
i never know that henna tattoo could leave a scar, thx for the info, for more tattoo design, try to visit http://www.best-tattoo-remo-val.com, hope it can help
Hi there,
i read that there is a new ink in the stores that is easyer to remove when you do no more like your tattoo.
HAve anyohne more information on that? Would be interessting to have a better removable tattoo when this ink is used.
Anyone know the name of the ink or the locations that use this new ink?
Greets,
Stody
I wonder that this temporary (henna) tattoo will not dissappear. Normaly the henna is gone after a few days.
Did you know that henna is also used to color hair? This is also not permanently, but henna is good for the hair.
Greetz,
Stody
So What is ‘Black Henna’?
Para-phenylendiamine or PPD based black hair dye. This is an illegal chemical to use on the skin in Canada, because of its severe toxicity:
Para-phenylenediamine is a strong sensitizer.
Sensitizer means that every body is naturally allergic to PPD to some degree, and every time the PPD is used, the body will react more violently to it. Some people have PPD tattoos once or twice without reaction. But on the 3rd or 4th time, that same person could end up with permanent scarring or end up in the hospital in a life threatening reaction. There can also be sensitization to other products. So after having a PPD tattoo without reaction, you could a week later react severely to: cosmetics, lotions, sunscreen, medications, black clothing, ink, dark leather, etc..
PPD is carcinogenic & causes many other health problems!
Within seconds the toxins from PPD ‘henna’ enter the blood stream and can cause: Cancer, liver tumors, asthma, angioneurotic edema, renal failure, mutated cells, muscle necrosis causing death, permanent scarring, chronic skin conditions, eye & face irritation, bronchitis, etc…
When PPD breaks down in the body, the metabolic residue is more damaging than the actual PPD molecule.
PPD has a delayed reaction:
Typically, a person won’t react until 3 – 10 days after having a PPD tattoo applied. Usually by this time the negligent artist has moved on, unaccountable to the damage caused & the person fails to make the connection between the PPD and reaction.
How to tell if it’s PPD ‘Black Henna’
1. If you can watch first & see that the paste is black & stains the skin right away, it’s PPD.
2. Ask how long the paste needs to stay on. If they say less than 1 hr, it’s not real henna.
3. Ask them what colour it will stain. If they say black instead of red-brown, it’s not henna.
4. Ask the artist what’s in the paste. If they can’t tell you, don’t trust them.
For your safety & the health of others, please report anyone using illegal PPD “Black Henna”
yikes, what is that henna? so how’s the tattoo of the kid’s going on right now? there is no other medicine that can remove that henna? that can cause a scar..