Hi, I'm Lenny, from Addicted 2 Tattoos, in Tampa, Florida, and I'm going to talk to you today, about side effects of ink poisoning, from tattooing. Basically, what you'll see in this business, is that our inks nowadays are made in sterile environments, using high quality ingredients. Because of this, if they're used also in a clean environment, when you get the tattoo, chances are that you can't get an infection, or have an allergic reaction to it. Although occasionally, there are people who will claim to be allergic to say, red ink. Red ink contains cadmium, and what we think is happening, is that they have a sensitivity to the pigment, cadmium red, that's in that particular ink. Other types of inks may also cause problems, based on what's in their ingredients. Some people seem to more sensitive to the pigment ingredients than others. What we see though, is that there's not usually an illness caused by this, but it's more like a reaction on the surface of the skin, due to the type of pigment used in that ink. Occasionally too, we will see a case where a person may get a UV black light ink tattoo. There are some inks now on the market, that are made for the specific purpose of being UV reactive. When a person has this type of ink put in their skin, they now have a chance of getting a quick sunburn, if they're exposed to the sun, in those areas where that UV ink is in their skin, but basically, all of the inks that we use nowadays, are made in a clean, sterile environment, the pigments are high quality. If the person is a trained professional, working in a tattoo shop, chances are you will not get a reaction, to the pigments that they're using, and you'll not get a reaction to getting that tattoo. The big thing though is, take care of that tattoo well after you have it, and chances are, you'll have a great looking tattoo, for the rest of your life. I'm Lenny, at Addicted 2 Tattoos, in Tampa, Florida. Thank you.
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