Nearly half of samples taken from permanent makeup ink products and close to a quarter of tattoo ink products were contaminated with bacteria, the Food and Drug Administration found, even in brands ...

Research found that bacteria in contaminated tattoo and permanent makeup ink could lead to serious health complications. A new study conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found ...

Sealed bottles of tattoo and permanent makeup ink, including some marked as sterile, contained millions of potentially dangerous bacteria, according to new research by the US Food and Drug ...

A new study detected both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria in tattoo and permanent makeup inks. Researchers have detected anaerobic and aerobic bacteria in commercial tattoo and permanent makeup inks.