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This substance is not soluble, which helps color retention and makes the pigment heavier so it can set into the skin better. Generally, pigments used for lip PMU, as well as areola tattooing, contain a lot of organic components. Today’s formulation of organic pigments is hypo-allergenic, also due to the alumina hydroxide, which “shrouds” the pigment molecules and prevents it from reacting with the tissue directly. They are also called lakes, or lake pigments. Organic pigmets are affected by sunlight exposure more than the inorganic type – they fade quicker. Chemicals from skincare products can also do more damage to this type, so it’s advisable to switch to natural skincare.

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The problem of accelerated fading is easily solved by adding titanium dioxide, but then the formula is no longer purely organic, plus it can’t be touched by lasers – ever. Generally, the quality of lighter shades is better than that of dark ones. The molecules of elemental carbon are the smallest of all ingredients used in PMU. It gives the formula pitch-black, opaque color, so it’s often used for permanent eyeliner.

How Are PMU Pigments Regulated? In Europe However, it is not advisable for inexperienced artists to use carbon-based pigments for permanent eyeliner because the risk of color migration is great, precisely due to small particle size. Until very recently, EU didn’t have any specific union-wide legislation in place. Certain member-states had “developed their own laws based on the 2008 Council of Europe resolution on the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up or its 2003 predecessor. Apart from that, tattoo inks covered by the General Product Safety Directive in terms of the manufacturers’ obligation not to provide an unsafe product”, states ECHA (European Chemicals Agency). However, in a joined effort to make the tattooing and PMU market as safe as possible, new regulations have been implemented starting January 2022. The use of over 4000 substances in manufacturing tattoo inks and PMU pigments on European Union and EEA territories has been limited or forbidden in order to prevent the use of substances that are carcinogenic, toxic, harmful to reproductive health, sensitizing, or irritating in the formulas. This is the widest-reaching PMU pigment (and tattoo ink) legislation in the EU to this day, but it has triggered a serious outcry from the tattoo community. The issue lies in the fact that 2 components the legislation forbids are Blue 15 and Green 7, two pigments widely used in tattoo ink mixtures, and not uncommon in PMU formulas. Tattoo artists claim that there is no substantial evidence to back the claim that these components are unsafe, yet there are no viable alternatives, and the industry will suffer a huge loss if they are banned. So artists got together under the Save the Pigments Initiative in an effort to encourage ECHA to review the ban on these 2 component. You can read more about the regulations in this article, and about the Save the Pigments initiative in this article.įor more information on ECHA, check out their page dedicated to tattoo ink and PMU pigments. In the USA, the institution in charge of PMU pigment regulation is the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).