Pigment Rections from Tattoos



   
 
Table 3-8 Pigment Reactions from Tattoos
 Tattoo ColorChemical
 
Black
 
Carbon, iron oxide
 
Blue
Cobalt
 
Brown
 
Ferric oxide
 
Green
Chromic oxide
 
Purple
 
Manganese
 
Red
Cinnabar (mercury sulfide), cadmium red
 
White
 
Titanium dioxide
 
Yellow
Cadmium sulfide
    
    
   
     
  
Most common allergic reaction seen from red tattoo pigment