Is There Such Thing As Tattoo Allergy

The trend of having a tattoo is very popular and has gone to certain extent nowadays. It is thought to be a cool way of expressing oneself by displaying art through the body.  Most people have no problems or side effects after having a tattoo but they are small percentage that some people might develop some kind of allergic reaction. This allergic reaction is mainly caused by the ink used.

In the past, tattoo ink used mercury as one of the substance but has now decline because of its harmful effect. Tattoo artist seldom reads or take note of the ingredients contained in their ink which they are going to use to draw tattoo. Many tattoo ink brands today contains ink ingredients like nickel, cadmium and chromium as one of the primary ingredients. These substances also exist in some jewelry and if you ever have any reaction to any jewelry, you might probably have the chance of experiencing allergic reaction to tattoo as well.

Those who sufferers from tattoo allergy need to know that symptoms will not be exhibit right away. It may take a couple of months or even years for some people to develop reaction such as rash or inflamed redness.  A skin patch test can’t really contribute when detecting this allergy before getting a tattoo.

For those who suffer from this allergy, they can develop symptom such as itchiness and even a raised bumpy on certain areas of their tattoo after a period of time. These reactions can also be triggered by a warm weather. They might experience a slight swelling on skin due to the heat from the weather and therefore affects the tattoo. If you feel itchy or see swelling and even redness on the skin during as warm day, it is like because of the tattoo allergies.

To relief the reaction shown from tattoo allergies, anti allergy cream can be applied on the area which causes irritation.  Antibiotic ointment or hydrocortisone creams can also be useful to sooth the irritation. Any how if no sign of healing or the symptoms still shows even after using any of the relief products, it is advise to seek help from a dermatologist for a better prescriptions to manage with your tattoo allergies.