An Australian mother of four from Melbourne, Kaitlyn Salter, who was holidaying in Bali, when her nine-year-old daughter got a henna tattoo from a vendor on a beach, has shared her experience seeing her daughter’s henna tattoo develop into allergic reactions. She now advises others not to get a henna tattoo – or let their children get one – from beach vendors or unlicensed individuals, who may not use traditional henna ink made of natural dye, but rather a black henna that contains toxic chemicals like paraphenylenediamine (PPD), which can be found in hair dye and can cause severe allergic reactions in many people – some even get chemical burns to the skin, according to a report from The Bali Sun.
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