| The Bay County commissioners passed a law in | | | | seem to still be safe. Regardless of the location |
| Panama City FL on Tuesday. The new law | | | | and ink color law makers have decided it is worth |
| requires any shop or store that offers henna | | | | covering their rear-ends to make sure customers |
| tattoos to post a sign informing customers that | | | | are aware of these problems. |
| the temporary henna ink may not be so | | | | The likelihood of you having an allergic reaction to |
| temporary and that it may cause a serve allergic | | | | the ink is problem not very high but if you have |
| reaction. The law also states that this sign must | | | | sensitive skin or have any doubts that you would |
| be in clear view and within 10 feet of where the | | | | have some sort of reaction, then you simply |
| henna tattoo with be administered. | | | | should just stay away from the henna tattoo. |
| In all fairness there have been quite a few cases | | | | There are other options to temporary tattoos. |
| of people having severe allergic reactions to the | | | | One you can get a temporary tattoo or you can |
| henna tattoo ink. However, the people that are | | | | get a tattoo air-brushed on you. Both of these will |
| experiencing these problems got them in foreign | | | | only last a few days where as henna would last |
| countries. Also the ink that was used was not the | | | | anywhere from 1 to 4 weeks. Of course you |
| traditional brownish henna ink it was black. Some | | | | could also go with the real tattoo that last |
| experts are claiming it is the black ink that causes | | | | forever, but be certain about your design if you |
| these problems due to the chemical component | | | | go that route. |
| called PPD that is in them, but the brownish ones | | | | |