In Reply to: hair and tattoos posted by caz on Saturday, 27. January 2007 at 14:52 Bali Time:
If you are thinking of getting the Henna style tattoos, just be careful. I'd go to someone who is recommended or ask someone who has had one for a week or more where they got theirs from. My son had one done a few years ago and after a couple of days his skin started to bubble up under the tattoo. We tried to wash the tattoo off but it was too late. He ended up with a scar the shape of the tattoo that lasted for about 18 months.
I did some investigation on the net and found that this is problem which can occur and does all around the world at different tourist spots. The problem is usually related to the cheap dye they use. You are suppose to use Henna which doesn't cause any problems. The touble is a lot of these "tattooers" do not spend the money to buy expensive real Henna. They cheat and use hair dye or similar. That is what is reacting with the skin not the Henna.