Rash on healed tattoo | Why do pimples appear on a tattoo?
0:00 Intro
0:06 Cause 1 of rash on tattooed skin (over-moisturizing)
0:35 Cause 2 of rash on tattooed skin (severe allergy)
0:34 Test to find out if I'm allergic to tattoo pigment
Why do bumps or rashes appear on a tattoo months after it has healed?
These are the two main causes:
1. Over-moisturizing due to excessive use of body lotion, as it often obstructs proper perspiration.
But I don't use body lotion!
2. Then it could be the second cause, which is an allergy to the pigment. In fact, we are all allergic to pigment, but in some people, their bodies have a greater resistance to it. Remember that tattoos are simply a foreign agent introduced into the largest organ of our body, which is the skin, and we do it because we desire it visually, aesthetically, or culturally. But the reality is that our immune system will always fight to destroy the pigment, and this will manifest itself through these types of skin reactions. Some people will notice reactions every two or three months.