Tattoos are one of the most popular and prevalent forms of Body Art. The practice of tattooing is centuries old, and is central to some cultures. Much has been written about the hazards of tattooing if practiced under unsanitary conditions. Little attention has been directed however to the potential latent health effects of tattoo inks.
Tattooing has been practiced throughout most of the world, though it is rare among darkly pigmented peoples, and rare in China. Evidence of tattoos has been found in Egyptian mummies over 4000 years old. There is also evidence suggestive of the 5000+ year old Iceman having tattoos. It is thought the word “tattoo” entered English and European languages in 1769, having been recorded by James Cook’s Tahiti expedition. In 1891 the first electric tattoo device was patented in the US.
Interest in tattoos has waxed and waned in US and European cultures. Negative footnotes to tattoo history would be use with prisoners and Nazi concentration camp internees. Religious objection to tattoos can be found in Leviticus 19:28: “You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh on account of the dead or tattoo any marks upon you.”
The practice of tattooing seems to have now become mainstream. Young adults and teens worldwide are having dangerous compounds and chemicals injected under their skin for the sake of body art. The trend started surging in the early 1990s. By 2003 it was projected that 36% of 25- to 29-year olds in the US had at least one tattoo. That makes tattoos a pretty big business.
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