Inks marketed as black henna may be a mix of henna with other ingredients, or may really be hair dye alone.
However, today so-called "black henna" is often used in place of traditional henna.
SKI OR DIE TATTOO SKIN
This decoration-sometimes also known as mehndi-is still used today around the world to decorate the skin in cultural festivals and celebrations. Since the Bronze Age, people have used dried henna, ground into a paste, to dye skin, hair, fingernails, leather, silk and wool. You may be familiar with henna, a reddish-brown coloring made from a flowering plant that grows in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and Asia. Reactions may occur immediately after a person gets a temporary tattoo, or even up to two or three weeks later. Some reactions have led people to seek medical care, including visits to hospital emergency rooms. Reported problems include redness, blisters, raised red weeping lesions, loss of pigmentation, increased sensitivity to sunlight, and even permanent scarring. MedWatch, FDA's safety information and adverse event (bad side effects) reporting program, has received reports of serious and long-lasting reactions that consumers had not bargained for after getting temporary tattoos. Some consumers report reactions that may be severe and long outlast the temporary tattoos themselves. However, "just because a tattoo is temporary it doesn't mean that it is risk free," says Linda Katz, M.D., M.P.H., director of FDA's Office of Cosmetics and Colors. Unlike permanent tattoos, which are injected into the skin, temporary tattoos marketed as "henna" are applied to the skin's surface. Temporary tattoos typically last from three days to several weeks, depending on the product used for coloring and the condition of the skin. It could hurt you, if you actually get one. What about getting a temporary tattoo to mark the occasion? Who could it hurt to get a temporary tattoo? Time to pack your swim suit, hit the beach, and perhaps indulge in a little harmless fun. Spring break is on the way, or maybe summer vacation. (Photos used with permission, by Keith Peterson.) The smallest hand (top right) belongs to a five-year-old who developed severe reddening (bottom) where the tattoo was placed. Temporary Tattoos Are Not Risk Free! A group of friends compare their temporary tattoos.
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