Posted August 23, 2016
If tattoos are now commonplace, knowing the ingredients and provenance of the colorful cocktail injected beneath the skin is not. It’s not widely known by the general public that the pigments found in tattoo inks can be repurposed from the textile, plastics, or car paint industry, said McGarry, who works at Joint Research Centre (JRC), which provides independent scientific advice to the European Commission. Read more.