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| Photo credit: Mirror.co.uk |
The conventional wisdom is well established at this point: Outside of certain cultural traditions, henna tattoos are something you get done as a vacation time-killer in between having your hair put into cornrows and getting hit on by swarthy European millionaires who want nothing more than an afternoon with someone else’s wife. Harmless, right? WRONG. Dead wrong. Henna’s bloodlust knows no bounds and, make no mistake, it’s coming for you. You and your children. This red-inked menace is even taking the shape of beloved American cartoon characters in its quest to disfigure and mutilate the youth of today:
A boy of three was scarred for life after suffering horrific burns from a dodgy holiday henna tattoo of Bart Simpson.
Vinnie England got the temporary image of his TV hero from a Spanish street stall.
But the trader may not have been using the safe, natural henna he claimed because Vinnie suffered an appalling reaction. His skin became inflamed, sore and blistered.
Now he has a three-inch bright red outline of Bart drying his backside on his forearm.
The ink has since faded from this young hero’s arm, but the scar may be permanent (probably not). Some suspect that the ink may have been mixed with a low-cost hair dye called PPD, which is known for instigating poor skin reactions and is commonly combined with henna, but who are you going to believe? Those fat-cats shilling for the multi-billion dollar henna industry? I think not.
Three-year-old scarred for life by henna tattoo of Bart Simpson done in Benidorm [Mirror.co.uk]
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100 responses to “Temporary Tattoos Are Trying to Kill Your Children”
actually it looks cool to me:P too bad is temporary
actually it looks cool to me:P too bad is temporary
While I feel sorry for the boy for having such a bad reaction, the mother really should have been more educated about certian types of henna before entrusting some stranger to apply it. From the article it looked as though the guy used black henna (which tends to have added dyes) PPD added to henna is not a new thing, this has been an issue for a while now. While it’s unfortunate, people should really educate themselves..especially a mother letting a kid getting something as (assumed) harmless as henna. However, the amount of people who fail to educate themselves on things far more “harmfull” like piercing & tattoos….it doesn’t surprise me. Another point, it’s very possible that the guy doing the henna had no clue about PPD additives to the henna either. How many piercers and tattooist (scratchers) out there are equally less educated?
While I feel sorry for the boy for having such a bad reaction, the mother really should have been more educated about certian types of henna before entrusting some stranger to apply it. From the article it looked as though the guy used black henna (which tends to have added dyes) PPD added to henna is not a new thing, this has been an issue for a while now. While it’s unfortunate, people should really educate themselves..especially a mother letting a kid getting something as (assumed) harmless as henna. However, the amount of people who fail to educate themselves on things far more “harmfull” like piercing & tattoos….it doesn’t surprise me. Another point, it’s very possible that the guy doing the henna had no clue about PPD additives to the henna either. How many piercers and tattooist (scratchers) out there are equally less educated?
aww bless, i hope for his young sake, it heals and fades way out.
my friends always tell me, stay the hell away from the Black and Red henna, always with the green and brown!
aww bless, i hope for his young sake, it heals and fades way out.
my friends always tell me, stay the hell away from the Black and Red henna, always with the green and brown!
The pic on The Mirror’s site looks like a branding. Well cool on a 3yr old!
Vinnie England. Sounds like a future football hooligan!
The pic on The Mirror’s site looks like a branding. Well cool on a 3yr old!
Vinnie England. Sounds like a future football hooligan!
this kid is a “hero” for getting a bad henna tattoo in a street stall?
Don’t get me wrong, I feel bad for him, but he’s a victim, not a hero.
this kid is a “hero” for getting a bad henna tattoo in a street stall?
Don’t get me wrong, I feel bad for him, but he’s a victim, not a hero.
If it weren’t on a three year old… COOL
If it weren’t on a three year old… COOL
1. it is pretty cool that he has a bart “scarification”
2. im not sure exactly, but one of my friends from highschool had the same thing happen to him with henna
he got the suzuki logo on him and had an allergic reaction which left the logo on him in a red outline, not sure about the state it is in now
1. it is pretty cool that he has a bart “scarification”
2. im not sure exactly, but one of my friends from highschool had the same thing happen to him with henna
he got the suzuki logo on him and had an allergic reaction which left the logo on him in a red outline, not sure about the state it is in now
just because the kid has chemical burns that might leave him ‘scarred’ does not make it cool. because you are in this community, you should know better than to say these things.
how many people educate themselves on the properties of henna before having it done??
i bet more than half of the people on this site have gotten henna done at a fair or somewhere of the sort without studying it.
henna is supposed to be derived from natural plants nothing more.
my sympathies go out to the kid
just because the kid has chemical burns that might leave him ‘scarred’ does not make it cool. because you are in this community, you should know better than to say these things.
how many people educate themselves on the properties of henna before having it done??
i bet more than half of the people on this site have gotten henna done at a fair or somewhere of the sort without studying it.
henna is supposed to be derived from natural plants nothing more.
my sympathies go out to the kid
I am a henna artist, but I boast about being a NATURAL henna artist. I mix the paste myself, so I can safely tell people the exact ingredients – henna powder, lemon juice and essential oils (tea tree oil most of the time).
I have a client that has asked me numerous times what I think about black henna, because she says she gets black henna done when she goes down south (Mexico, etc) for vacation, but has never had a reaction. I told her that every time she does this, she’s rolling the dice, and to stay safe, always avoid any kind of black henna. PPD in black henna can cause serious chemical burns, as shown in this picture.
I know people want henna to look black like a tattoo, but natural henna is NOT black. EVER. Natural henna will only stain various shades of browns & reds.
It always irks me that when this kind of scenario happens, it always seems that the emphasis is on henna, not BLACK henna. It is very, very rare to have someone have a reaction to natural henna. I wouldn’t put any kind of henna on anyone under 6, nevertheless a 3 year old, but that is my own personal policy.
/end of rant
I am a henna artist, but I boast about being a NATURAL henna artist. I mix the paste myself, so I can safely tell people the exact ingredients – henna powder, lemon juice and essential oils (tea tree oil most of the time).
I have a client that has asked me numerous times what I think about black henna, because she says she gets black henna done when she goes down south (Mexico, etc) for vacation, but has never had a reaction. I told her that every time she does this, she’s rolling the dice, and to stay safe, always avoid any kind of black henna. PPD in black henna can cause serious chemical burns, as shown in this picture.
I know people want henna to look black like a tattoo, but natural henna is NOT black. EVER. Natural henna will only stain various shades of browns & reds.
It always irks me that when this kind of scenario happens, it always seems that the emphasis is on henna, not BLACK henna. It is very, very rare to have someone have a reaction to natural henna. I wouldn’t put any kind of henna on anyone under 6, nevertheless a 3 year old, but that is my own personal policy.
/end of rant
http://www.hennapage.com/henna/ppd/index.html
It’s called PPD black, and it’s not henna. There’s no such thing as “black henna.” 😐
http://www.hennapage.com/henna/ppd/index.html
It’s called PPD black, and it’s not henna. There’s no such thing as “black henna.” 😐
I had a few henna tattoos as a kid but they were NEVER black. Always the reddish brown colour you’d associate with a natural henna.
I don’t think it’s ‘cool’ or anything of the like that this has happened to a child (and I’m sure it won’t just have been this one).
I had a few henna tattoos as a kid but they were NEVER black. Always the reddish brown colour you’d associate with a natural henna.
I don’t think it’s ‘cool’ or anything of the like that this has happened to a child (and I’m sure it won’t just have been this one).
lol, look at the mum!
lol, look at the mum!
Holy shit. I actually have that exact allergy, I believe. I researched it a while ago when I broke out in awful rashes all over my body after using permanent black hair dye. And then again when I broke out after using demi-permanent.
Holy shit. I actually have that exact allergy, I believe. I researched it a while ago when I broke out in awful rashes all over my body after using permanent black hair dye. And then again when I broke out after using demi-permanent.
I have a feeling that as the kid grows, it will stretch, fade and smooth out gradually. It may look really bad right now, but it will calm down and fade eventually.
I have a feeling that as the kid grows, it will stretch, fade and smooth out gradually. It may look really bad right now, but it will calm down and fade eventually.
I find the ironic and condescending tone a little weird, but maybe it is just me that misunderstand Jordans writing?
I find the ironic and condescending tone a little weird, but maybe it is just me that misunderstand Jordans writing?
I don’t really see the point in this being posted :/ It’s not exactly the first time I have seen this sort of ‘black henna warning’ story run in mainstream media and I didn’t think Modblog was the type of place to mock an innocent child who probably suffered a lot of pain?
I don’t really see the point in this being posted :/ It’s not exactly the first time I have seen this sort of ‘black henna warning’ story run in mainstream media and I didn’t think Modblog was the type of place to mock an innocent child who probably suffered a lot of pain?
Sigh. Parent’s really should educate themselves on this stuff before letting their kids get it. It’s not like PPD reactions are a new thing. In fact the second I saw the article (in the news paper) I sighed and said “PPD” based only on the picture.
Sigh. Parent’s really should educate themselves on this stuff before letting their kids get it. It’s not like PPD reactions are a new thing. In fact the second I saw the article (in the news paper) I sighed and said “PPD” based only on the picture.
What? Who’s mocking the kid? It’s sarcastically written, sure, but it’s making fun of those “warning” stories that read like doomsday prophecies.
What? Who’s mocking the kid? It’s sarcastically written, sure, but it’s making fun of those “warning” stories that read like doomsday prophecies.
Henna can be very dangerous, He would have been better off getting a tattoo as the ink is under heavy regulation. Had he gotten a tattoo, he wouldn’t have suffered such ill effects.
Henna can be very dangerous, He would have been better off getting a tattoo as the ink is under heavy regulation. Had he gotten a tattoo, he wouldn’t have suffered such ill effects.
My brother also get a reaction to henna, but its not permanent
My brother also get a reaction to henna, but its not permanent
looks like a nice scar to me
looks like a nice scar to me
I don’t think it’ll be permanent. Kids heal a lot better than adults. My sister had a horrific accident involving boiling soup when she was about six. The skin sloughed off half her torso, but you can’t see anything now.
I don’t think it’ll be permanent. Kids heal a lot better than adults. My sister had a horrific accident involving boiling soup when she was about six. The skin sloughed off half her torso, but you can’t see anything now.
That’s a good one, I hope he convinces his parents to let him get a cover up tattoo.
That’s a good one, I hope he convinces his parents to let him get a cover up tattoo.
Wow, the mirror. Such a respected newspaper.
Wow, the mirror. Such a respected newspaper.
I hope the kid doesn’t get a sunscreen allergy on his arm now too…
I hope the kid doesn’t get a sunscreen allergy on his arm now too…