Beauty by Honia · Tattoo ink

The product contains nickel as well as excessive amounts of zinc, cobalt and arsenic (measured values: 110 mg/kg, 1400 mg/kg, 63 mg/kg and 6,5 mg/kg, respectively). Nickel can cause skin irritation, induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses. Zinc is toxic and may cause neurological disorders. Cobalt is a skin and respiratory sensitiser and may cause cancer. Arsenic is toxic and might cause cancer. The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, recommends that the levels of nickel in tattoo inks are as low as technically achievable and that impurities of zinc do not exceed 50 ppm, of cobalt 25 ppm and of arsenic 2 ppm.

Published: 24 January 2020
Notifying authority: Sweden
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Retailer. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 16/11/2019

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: A12/00111/20
Model: Dream Brown
Batch: LU1904012 EXP: 04/12/22

Classification

Category: Chemical products
Risk type: Chemical
Country of origin: People's Republic of China

Product description

8 ml of tattoo ink for permanent make-up.