In January 2022, the EU did something no government had done before: it restricted more than 4,000 substances from tattoo inks and permanent makeup, covering carcinogens, mutagens, reproductive toxins
In January 2022, the EU did something no government had done before: it restricted more than 4,000 substances from tattoo inks and permanent makeup, covering carcinogens, mutagens, reproductive toxins, and skin sensitisers under a single regulation. A year later, the transition period for Pigment Blue 15:3 and Pigment Green 7 expired, and an estimated 65–70% of the ink colour palette was affected. Ink manufacturers reformulated. Studios adapted. And the data now shows both the scale of the change and the enforcement gaps that remain. Here is what the regulation actually did, what it did not do, and what the numbers say four years in.
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