• iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • Lad Files
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Extinct
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
Humans warned to avoid one colour of tattoo after study uncovers dangers of inks

Home> Community

Published 17:47 28 May 2024 GMT+1

Humans warned to avoid one colour of tattoo after study uncovers dangers of inks

The popular colour is often used on its own as studies advise against it

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

If you’re planning the next tat for your sleeve or perhaps your first ever little one for the summer, you might be back-and-forth on whether or not to throw some colour in there.

And as a new study uncovered worrying risks for people who have tattoos, people have also been warned to avoid a specific colour of tattoo after a scientific study uncovered the dangers of different inks.

It’s no secret that people can often have some allergic rashes in reaction to getting tattoos, have some inflammation from sun exposure or even get an infection if they’ve not followed the tattoo artist’s advice after getting it done.

Advert

Previous studies looked at the possible long-term health effects of tattoo inks and suggest that those reactions could be linked to the presence of harmful chemicals in the most common inks used.

The colour is advised against. (Getty stock photo)
The colour is advised against. (Getty stock photo)

Phthalates and benzopyrene are two of the most harmful chemicals present in the ink used to create tattoos all over people and have been linked to cancer and endocrine disruption.

And while black ink is often made of soot and can sometimes contain animal bones burned down into charcoal, that’s not the colour being warned against.

While there is still a lack of understanding and information about the dangers in general, it is clear that red is the colour considered ‘most dangerous’.

Advert

Based on the studies, Non Toxic Revolution writes: “Red pigment often causes the most skin reactions and is considered the most dangerous because it contains cadmium, mercury or iron oxide."

It advises: “Choose a red ink with naphthol instead.”

Studies have been looking at the effects. (Getty stock photo)
Studies have been looking at the effects. (Getty stock photo)

Sweden’s Lund University recently investigated the long-term health effects of having tattoos, sampling a group of 11,905 people to find out more about the link between tattoos and lymphoma.

Researcher Christel Nielsen, who led the study, explained: “We have identified people diagnosed with lymphoma via population registers.

Advert

“These individuals were then matched with a control group of the same sex and age, but without lymphoma. The study participants answered a questionnaire about lifestyle factors to determine whether they were tattooed or not."

Out of the large group 2,938 of them had the type of blood cancer when they were between 20 and 60 years old.

In the group with lymphoma, 21 percent were tattooed (289), while 18 percent were tattooed in the control group without a lymphoma diagnosis (735).

The research group concluded the size of the tattoo could increase risk of lymphoma, and that it didn't matter where the tattoo was located on the body.

Featured Image Credit: Getty stock images

Topics: Health

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

X

@jessbattison_

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

10 hours ago
11 hours ago
18 hours ago
  • 10 hours ago

    Diver exposes concerning reality after sharing worrying GoPro footage from ocean floor

    Viewers couldn't believe what objects he found under the sea

    Community
  • 11 hours ago

    Realistic simulation shows what would happen in the 100 days after a nuclear war as WW3 tensions rise

    It's a real lose-lose situation

    Community
  • 11 hours ago

    Woman severely burnt in volcano disaster that killed 22 people shares how she looks five years on

    Thoguh Stephanie survived the horrific accident, she went on a gruelling road to recovery

    Community
  • 18 hours ago

    Why woman who won £33 million was offered steak dinner instead of winnings by casino

    The casino made a 'gesture of goodwill'

    Community
  • Experts issued warning over certain tattoo colour that could increase risk of deadly disease
  • Warning over certain tattoo colour as experts reveal it could increase your risk of deadly disease
  • Humans could become 'immune to obesity' as new study says we need to 'delete' part of our bodies
  • New study uncovers easier alternative to fasting by changing habit for two days a week