Comments on: Five-year-old Boy Left With Intricate Dragon-shaped Scar After Henna Tattoo Goes Wrong

By: katie

katie — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:38:24 +0000

i think you spelled your own name incorrectly

By: Cobalt

Cobalt — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:17:37 +0000

I had something like this too, but it went away after about 1.5 years so I don’t think it’s that bad…

By: Poutine

Poutine — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:51:10 +0000

This kid needs to learn kung foo. Immediately.

By: scrapheapchallenge

scrapheapchallenge — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:45:34 +0000

the same thing happened to me as a teenager when I lived in Egypt and got a black henna tattoo on my arm, once it faded it left a bright red scar for a few weeks, which then faded out to white for a couple of months then dissappeared forever, I haven’t been scarred permanently by it.

HOWEVER, when I went to college I decided to have my hair dyed for the first time, professional salon, qualified hairdressers etc, you’d think nothing could go wrong. Well within a few minutes of them applying the dye my head started to feel like it was burning, I mentioned this to the hairdressers but they said it was fine.

Next day my head swelled up, my breathing was terrible, my eyes were almost shut with swelling and my head was bleeding, I was terrified I would loose my (very long) hair, fortunatley I didn’t but I have been left with extremelly sensitive skin and especially scalp. I have since found out that I suffer the same reaction to hair spray so have to avoid it at all costs.

This is obviously the after effects of the PPD in the stupid black henna tatto I had as a kid *grr*

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:08:21 +0000

Yea, they are gonna sue the small Indonesian stall that aplied it for 1500000r? Its a bad ass scar that will fade within months.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:10:55 +0000

the exact samething had happened to me in seaside, nj, usa. i was burned and scared chemically. happened over a year ago and still have the scar. it was painful and very itchy. the henna shop was cutting their dye with shoepolish!!!!!!! i almost died from the allergic reaction

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By: NoneofurBusiness

NoneofurBusiness — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:33:00 +0000

your meant to wait for it to crumble off, not wash it off. if you wash it off you’ll be lucky if the henna even lasts a day nevermind a week!! Don’t call people idiots when you’re not that smart yourself!

By: Rish

Rish — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:20:47 +0000

how long did the henna on your skin last?

By: Henna artist

Henna artist — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:43:14 +0000

So What is ‘Black Henna’?
Para-phenylendiamine or PPD based black hair dye. This is an illegal chemical to use on the skin in Canada, because of its severe toxicity:

Para-phenylenediamine is a strong sensitizer.
Sensitizer means that every body is naturally allergic to PPD to some degree, and every time the PPD is used, the body will react more violently to it. Some people have PPD tattoos once or twice without reaction. But on the 3rd or 4th time, that same person could end up with permanent scarring or end up in the hospital in a life threatening reaction. There can also be sensitization to other products. So after having a PPD tattoo without reaction, you could a week later react severely to: cosmetics, lotions, sunscreen, medications, black clothing, ink, dark leather, etc..

PPD is carcinogenic & causes many other health problems!
Within seconds the toxins from PPD ‘henna’ enter the blood stream and can cause: Cancer, liver tumors, asthma, angioneurotic edema, renal failure, mutated cells, muscle necrosis causing death, permanent scarring, chronic skin conditions, eye & face irritation, bronchitis, etc…
When PPD breaks down in the body, the metabolic residue is more damaging than the actual PPD molecule.

PPD has a delayed reaction:
Typically, a person won’t react until 3 – 10 days after having a PPD tattoo applied. Usually by this time the negligent artist has moved on, unaccountable to the damage caused & the person fails to make the connection between the PPD and reaction.

How to tell if it’s PPD ‘Black Henna’
1. If you can watch first & see that the paste is black & stains the skin right away, it’s PPD.
2. Ask how long the paste needs to stay on. If they say less than 1 hr, it’s not real henna.
3. Ask them what colour it will stain. If they say black instead of red-brown, it’s not henna.
4. Ask the artist what’s in the paste. If they can’t tell you, don’t trust them.
For your safety & the health of others, please report anyone using illegal PPD “Black Henna”