"As a surgical doctor who deals with the consequences of tattoos, it made me wonder why my son would even think about one." * Dave Navarro's Ink Master tattoo reality show* Timaru tattoo parlour inks on and lasers offIt does seem like everyone is getting tattooed. In New Zealand, there is no definitive regulation or process requiring tattoo ink be sterile. Other elements found in inks used to give them colour all have cancer potential . The Australian Government's review into the safety of tattooing looked at 471 different tattoo inks used in Australasia, and found they were made up of 89 unregulated chemicals.

Source: Stuff January 30, 2020 00:44 UTC