83% of tattoo inks contain ingredients linked to Cancer, Organ Damage

I've always said this is why if you are going to get a Tattoo make sure it is a prison tattoo because it does not contain all of these cancer/organ damaging ingredients in the ink.

New York Post

An analysis of 54 inks commonly used in tattoo parlors across the United States has uncovered that a whopping 45 of them contain unlisted additives or pigments, including chemicals known to pose serious health risks.

Researchers found the most common additive to be polyethylene glycol, a compound that can cause acute renal failure.

Multiple inks also contain 2-phenoxyethanol, which can cause toxic effects in high doses. The National Institutes of Health lists lung and liver irritation, as well as kidney and nerve damage, as possible effects.

The study, led by Jonn Swierk from the Department of Chemistry at Binghamton University, was published this month in the journal Analytical Chemistry.