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Everyone knows that getting a tattoo is supposed to hurt, but not many know the science behind the process. In order for a tattoo to be permanent, ink has to get into the dermis.
Consumer Reports says its secret shoppers purchase all tested products at retail prices on behalf of the organization, that they do so anonymously, and that CR accepts no free samples in order to limit bias from bribery and to prevent being given better than average samples.
Minimum age to get a tattoo with consent from parent/guardian in the United States. In the United States of America there is no federal law regulating the practice of tattooing . [ 1 ] However, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have statutory laws requiring a person receiving a tattoo be at least 18 years old.
A 3-by-5-inch (76 by 127 mm) tattoo may contain from 1 to 23 micrograms (1.5 × 10 −5 to 0.000355 gr) of lead, but there is insufficient evidence to assess whether the metallic salts are harmful at this dosage and via this method. However, in 2005, there were no reports of metal toxicity from tattoo ink. [14]
There is a chance that the tattoo could get infected just as any tattoo can. In a study from 1988—1993 of 103 patients who received nipple-areola tattoos, 5 patients reported getting an infection, 1 patient reported getting a rash, one reported getting slough, and 19 patients had to have their tattoo touched up due to the pigment diminishing ...
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