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By Aydan Corkern

 Tattoos are very artistic and very impressive. When teenagers turn eighteen they can legally get a tattoo without a parent’s consent and many go and get them. Tattoo artist, some believe, are very talented and are great artist but before getting a cool looking tattoo you need to keep in mind safety when getting one because they can be dangerous to get. After picking out the tattoo design you want and where you want it to be placed you need to find the right tattoo shop for you. Do not be so eager to get it done right away at the first place you see. Make sure you look around and look at a few stores.

Another thing is if you have friends who have gotten tattoos are know anyone that has one, ask them where they got theirs done. By asking people you know you can get a few places that you may feel comfortable going to. When you go looking for the right place to get your tattoo done look for a few things.

First of all make sure the shop looks clean and safe. If you walk in and do not feel good about the place then go with that feeling and just walk right back outside. Look at some other places. If you are not sure what a clean tattoo shop looks like look for things like latex gloves, sterile disposable clothes, antibacterial hand wash, and most importantly sterile disposable needles. If you want to you can also ask the people working their on how they go about giving tattoos to see if they are clean and safe about giving tattoos.

Once you find the perfect tattoo shop for you, you should make sure to ask your tattoo artist a few questions before letting them give you your tattoo. Ask questions like if they have a tattoo license, do they follow Universal Precautions for blood disposal, do they disinfect their work areas after each client, does the artist wash his or her hands before and after each client, and does this shop tattoo kids your age and what papers should be signed? There a lot of questions to ask and things to make sure of before getting your tattoo but once you have done it all you will be happy you did because you will not have to worry about an infectious tattoo that could be dangerous to your health.

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Colours and Cosmetics-What You Should Be Aware Of

By Constantine Lekendiros

 People are weary of artificial ingredients in their foods. The thing is that most people don’t worry about all the artificial ingredients in cosmetics. It is only in recent years that cosmetics have started to carry a full list of ingredients on their packaging.

Making sense of the ingredients can be difficult for the lay person. This is particularly true for colorings, which often go under the guise of numbers rather than names.

In many countries colors in cosmetics are listed as colour index numbers. C.I. numbers are allocated by the Society of Dyers and Colourists. The scheme covers colours used in food, personal care products, cosmetics, household products and fabric dyeing. So, for example you will not normally see tartrazine listed in your lipstick ingredients, but it may be there listed as C.I. 19140. Erythrosine will be listed as C.I. 45430, and so on.

The USA uses a different system: the FD & C colors have been categorized by the American Food & Drink Administration for use in foods, drugs and cosmetics. So in this system tartrazine is FD & C yellow 5, and amaranth is FD & C red 2.

The E Number system is used by the European Community (EC). This is a system of giving code numbers to food additives, some of which are also used in cosmetics and personal care products. This system is also used in some other countries but without the E prefix, so E102 becomes simply colour 102.

All this confusion for the average consumer would not be important, but for the fact that some of these colours are known to cause problems in susceptible individuals. For example, tartrazine (also known as FD & C Yellow 5, CI 1914 and EI02) can cause migraines, itching, rhinitis and agitation in susceptible individuals. Many individuals avoid its use in food, but do not realise how extensively it is used in cosmetics, such as lipstick, and personal care products.

The big worries in terms of colours in cosmetics and personal care products are lipstick, coloured lip balms, lip gloss and lip pencils, because anyone who uses these regularly eats a fair quantity over their life time, but these colours also appear in skin cream, foundation, mascara and so on too. (Remember also that these colours can also be in ‘natural’ cosmetics and skin care products.)

Another worry is that even the ‘experts’ cannot agree on an international ’safe’ list of colours, so that a colour may be allowed in one country, but banned elsewhere. For example, quinoline yellow is allowed within the European Community and in some other countries, but is banned in Japan, Norway and the United States.

As ever, the advice is: keep yourself informed and read the label. Stay informed and make sure you check the ingredients on anything and everything you put on your skin.

For great skin care products go online and get the Lancome Trans Hydrix, the lancome aroma tonic oil as well as the Lancome Impactive and other cosmetics.

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