Bali Henna 'Tattoo' scars little boy

**ausdag** · 31-08-12, 12:25

Here's a story that just popped up in the Brisbane Courier Mail today about a little boy's henna tattoo gone wrong in Bali:

http://www.couriermail.com.au/travel/news/five-year-old-boy-jess-erringtons-tattoo-nightmare/story-e6freqwo-1226462370169

**PeteD** · 31-08-12, 12:43

Unfortunate! I often wonder about a parents state of mind with stories like this? A simple Googling of "henna tattoo Bali" would show several danger stories about this.

**Alia** · 31-08-12, 12:51

Oh, poor kid.

Thanks for posting it, Mas. I will remember not to have my girls and my self this temporary tattoo when we are there.

**jim69** · 31-08-12, 12:57

Who here would actualy allow there 5 year old to get one of these tattoos. I know I would not.

I have seen the marks from one of these tattoos still on the skin 12 months later. There was no inflammation like is shown in the article.

**ausdag** · 31-08-12, 13:14

Unfortunately, people will naively assume all Henna is safe and temporary and thus see no harm in letting children have a henna tat... Apparently there is a difference between safe Henna and 'Black Henna':

http://www.hennapage.com/henna/warnings.html

**ScooterIndo** · 31-08-12, 16:49

Our friends young kid (14 years old) had an allergic reaction to these type of tattoos, the so called "henna" that they use is a dodgy mix at the best of times. Please exercise common sense when thinking about these types of "tattoo"