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What’s the buzz all about? ©
New and revolutionary! Really? In tattooing there is nothing new under the sun for us, who have been in the industry for years, just new maybe to you the neophyte. What we find is that companies and people like to put a new twist on things to repackage products to the novice, the newbie in the industry.
Vegan!…organic vegetable and fruit based pigments!…great for food , but not necessarily for tattooing, as new companies try to spin a nice little take on the compare and contrasts that can confuse the consumer /technicians with pseudoscience.
ORGANIC PERMANENT MAKEUP
Organic (fruit and vegetable) based pigments. Let us dissect this pigment.
Certain types of raw fruits and vegetables can lead to oral or a skin allergy syndrome.
Those of us that have life threatening allergies, carry medications if exposed to certain foods.
In really severe cases we carry an epi-pen filled with epinephrine to jab into our thigh when a life threatening exposure occurs.
“After more than a century of research, anaphylaxis is still something of a mystery. No one really knows why certain people have severe allergies. But there are some known triggers. The first line of defense against an anaphylactic reaction is to avoid your allergens.
Foods Peanuts | Tree nuts (such as walnuts and pecans) | Fish | Shellfish | Milk | Eggs” 1.
If you are considering a permanent makeup procedure and have any type of food, fruit or vegetable allergy we strongly suggest that you reconsider going to a technician that uses this type of pigment.
Four permanent makeup trainers recently went to a trade show that featured several permanent make up booths that had products for sale. The one booth we stopped at was touting ‘All Organic’ Pigments made with fruits and vegetables. We asked the person at the booth if they had an MSDS on their pigments. She did not know what an MSDS was and said she could not tell us exactly what was in the pigments she was selling, just that they were safer than iron oxides. We asked her why and she replied because ‘They are just organic fruits and vegetables’ and they were safer for permanent makeup. We thanked her for her information and left the booth. While discussing what had just transpired we were both perplexed by her ignorance of not knowing first of all what an MSDS was but also her ignorance to food allergies.
Are you allergic or have food sensitivity to any of the following?…or any other type of food, fruit or vegetable?
Fruit or Vegetable Colour of fruit or vegetable Colour used for pigment Allergic Reaction Reaction
| Avocados | Green | Green |
YES |
| Beets | Red | Red |
YES |
| Carrots | Orange | Orange |
YES |
| Eggplant |
YES |
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| Kiwi | Green | Green |
YES |
| Nuts – Peanuts, Almonds, Cashews, Brazil Nuts, Pecans, Hazelnuts, Chestnuts, Macadamia,Pistachios, Walnuts, Pine Nuts, Soy Nuts, Pili Nuts | Brown | Light BrownMedium BrownDark BrownBlack |
YES |
| Pomegranates | Red | Red |
YES |
| Cherries | Red, purple | Red, purple |
YES |
| Acai Berries | Black | Black |
YES |
| Barberries | Red or dark blue | Red or dark blue |
YES |
| Bearberries | Reddish or brown | Reddish or brown |
YES |
| Bilberries | Black in color/slight hue of purple | Black ,purple |
YES |
| Blackberries | Purple | Purple |
YES |
| Black Currant | Red | Red |
YES |
| Blueberries | Dark-blue or purple | Dark-blue or purple |
YES |
| Chokecherries | Red and black | Red and black |
YES |
| Cranberries | White when unripe and turn red on ripening | White , red |
YES |
| Crowberries | Black | Black |
YES |
| Currant | Red, green, yellow, or black | Red, green, yellow, or black |
YES |
| Dewberries | Deep red in color when unripe, and dark purple when ripe. | Deep red, dark purple |
YES |
| Elderberries | Dark black-blue berries | Dark black-blue |
YES |
| Goji Berries | Red | Red |
YES |
| Gooseberries | Green in color during the growing stage and ripe to become deep purple or yellow in color | Green, deep purple or yellow |
YES |
| Hackberries | Red or orange | Red or orange |
YES |
| Huckleberries | Deep crimson to eggplant | Deep crimson to eggplant |
YES |
| Indian Plum | green and hard at its inception and turns reddish to black-purple when ripe. | Green, reddish to black-purple |
YES |
| Juniper Berries | Green when unripe and on ripening turn to purple-black. | Green, purple-black. |
YES |
| Ligon Berries | Red | Red |
YES |
| Mayapple | In the budding stage, the fruit is green, hard, and poisonous. However, it turns yellow and soft when ripe, | Green, yellow |
YES |
| Nanny-berries | blue-black | Blue-black |
YES |
| Oregon Grape | purple or blue | Purple or blue |
YES |
| Persimmon | red or orange | Red or orange |
YES |
| Raspberries | Red | Red |
YES |
| Red Currants | Red or white | Red or white |
YES |
| Sea-buckthorn Berries | Orange | Orange |
YES |
| Sugarberries | Reddish or purplish | Reddish or purplish |
YES |
| Wild Rose Berries | Red | Red |
YES |
For argument sake, let’s say you do not have any allergies, but develop them after your permanent makeup procedure with this substance inserted into your skin. What do you think would happen? I for one would not want to find out.
Permanent Makeup Product Marketing
ORGANIC VS INORGANIC PERMANENT MAKEUP PIGMENT
NATURAL RESULTS VS UNATURAL RESULTS
Internet Advertising: ‘Natural looking results…only with our products, other products look harsh and unnatural’! That is what one company says about their organic pigments.
Truth: Whether or not a pigment is organic or inorganic will not guarantee the results of a promised product, or how well the procedure will turn out. There are many factors that contribute to a successful procedure. It has to do with proper colour selection, viscosity of the pigment, the client’s skin thickness, needle selection, insertion depth, the client’s health and how many passes the technician inserts into the skin, referred to as building colour volume. Regardless of the pigments used, you can create washes to also soften the effect, it is not found in a brand, but rather in a technique.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PIGMENT IS PLACED INTO THE SKIN?
DO CERTAIN TECHNIQUES CAUSE MORE OR LESS DAMAGE TO THE SKIN?
Internet Advertising: ‘Our technique causes less damage to the skin’.
Truth: One must realize any pigment placed into the skin, does indeed damage the tissue. This is the simple fact of ALL TATTOOING. Tattooing compromises the epidermis through injury while placing pigment/ink into the dermis and to the degree could lead to maceration. Any tattoo machine, or hand tool can in fact damage tissue that is what it is designed to do through the process of tattooing.
IS THERE SUCH A THING AS ORGANIC RADIENT REFLECTIVE PIGMENTS?
Internet Advertising: We offer organic radiant/sparkling reflective color pigments.
Truth: According to our chemists and experts: Impossible! The simple truth is, pigment in incapable of reflective properties under the skin minus UV pigment that requires a black light. To be reflective requires a property that has to reflect light. Subsequently when the pigment is placed in the dermis, any property found in the pigment i.e. (sparkles, illuminates, has radiance) if known, could not have light pass through and out of the epidermis. The skin by its nature is opaque, therefore nothing known at this moment at a micron level can do this, and inserting glitter is not an option as the skin would close over and mute the effect of the mirrored quality of the product, not to mention getting a horrific infection.
Buyer beware! Be proactive! Ask what products your technician will be using during your procedure.
If you have any concerns about the products being used it would behoove you to choose another clinic for your permanent makeup procedure.
Remember – JUST BECAUSE IT IS ON THE INTERNET DOES NOT MAKE IT TRUE!
There are no ‘Internet Police’.
So listen to reputable leaders in the industry for accurate information! This State Farm Insurance Commercial is proof!
Stay tuned to www.LPCP.org for more information.
By: Pamela Abshear and Susan Church
1. http://www.auvi-q.com/causes-of-anaphylaxis
2. http://www.livestrong.com/article/131385-allergies-raw-fruits-vegetables/#ixzz2K3XR619s
Please read our other articles on Iron Oxides:
Semi Permanent Makeup VS. Permanent Makeup
Organic vs. Inorganic Pigments for Permanent Cosmetic Makeup
