Tattoos and Permanent Makeup: Marketplace and Chemistry

Date: Thursday, December 17, 2009
Time: 6:30p.m. - 8:00p.m. Eastern Time
Topic: Tattoos and Permanent Makeup
Presenter: Dr. Bhakti Petigara

Join us for this unique program, the final of four free Web Seminars featuring scientists and education specialists from the Food and Drug Administration, FDA. These web seminars are related to the FDA Symposia that will take place at the NSTA Area Conference on Science Education in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. This presentation will cover the regulatory status of tattoo inks and pigments in the U.S., the marketplace for tattoos and permanent makeup, and the chemistry of tattoo pigments. Some problems with tattoos and permanent makeup will be discussed. This Web Seminar is designed for educators of grades 5–12. An archive of this program and related PowerPoint presentation will be available at the end of the program.