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Tattoo ink – Lushcolor “Micropigment”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 21 Jan 2020In the weekly report of 24 Jan 2020 (week 4, 2020)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo ink
Brand
Lush Color (2 alerts)
Brand as notified
Lushcolor
Name
Micropigment
Type / model
Black Brown
Batch
Lot 0634
Description
8 ml of dark brown tattoo ink for permanent make-up.
Risk
The product contains nickel and an excessive amount of arsenic (measured values: 40 mg/kg and 4.8 mg/kg, respectively). Nickel can cause skin irritation, induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses.Arsenic is toxic and might cause cancer.The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up recommends that the levels of nickel in tattoo inks are as low as technically achievable and arsenic does not exceed 2 ppm.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the retailer · from 9 Oct 2019
Notifying country
Sweden
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00103/20
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00103/20
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-4 (XML)
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