Color Tattoos to Be Banned in EU Soon, Cause Cancer

No more colorful tattoos! Because of suspicions that they are carcinogenic, the EC prohibits some of the inks that are used in the tattoo parlours. The latest amendments to the regulation that Brussels has made are already a fact and should come into force in the coming months. Green and blue colors are now  banned in some cosmetic products for the same reason.

There will be a serious tightening of the rules on tattoo paints from January 4, 2022. Experts believe that in the long run, ink injected under the skin can lead to cancer, genetic mutations, reproductive problems and allergies.

"Scientific research showed that compounds are injected into the skin, which then break down into amino compounds that can be carcinogenic," dermatologist Dr. Margarita Kucheva explained to Nova TV.

Alarming signals in the EU rapid alert system system RAPEX, linked to chemicals in tattoo mixtures, have also become increasingly frequent in recent years.

"In practice, no cases of carcinogenic effect have been reported in Bulgaria, but according to clinical data such an effect is possible. Different ingredients - most often metals - nickel, cobalt, may trigger such reactions", explained Dr. Gabriela Grigorova, aesthetic dermatologist.

Tattoos break the skin barrier and inks are absorbed into the body. Mixtures penetrate into human skin, the eyeball or mucous membranes. However, soluble ingredients spread throughout the body within a few hours or days, the European Chemicals Agency has warned. So dangerous solvents and toxic elements and metals get into the body with the ink.

"We do not know how skin immunity will respond, it can react immediately or later, and result in a malformation, which is a response to the fact that the skin is trying to...