Cosmetic Products and Ingredients
Tattoos and Permanent Makeup

Information from the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and Elsewhere at FDA

• FDA Alerts Consumers About Adverse Events Associated With "Permanent Makeup" July 2, 2004
• Tattoos and Permanent Makeup November 29, 2000; Revised June 23, 2008
• Tattoos and Permanent Makeup (Easy to read, from FDA’s Office of Women’s Health "Take Time to Care" outreach initiative) (also available in PDF for printing))
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• Think Before You Ink: Are Tattoos Safe? December 2007
• Temporary Tattoos and Henna/Mehndi April 18, 2001; Updated September 18, 2006
• Warnings for Makers of Compounded Pain Products March-April 2007