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    Pigments for tricopigmentation

    Damien PorterBy Damien PorterJune 12, 2016Updated:September 21, 2021No Comments
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    This piece was written by Mario Gisbert, Director of Pigmentalia, and co-authored by Jasper Scholtes, Director of Goldeneye UK.

    This summary is intended to highlight the rigorous process that tricopigmentation pigments are subjected to before they are used by technicians.

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    The prepared colouring agents (pigments) used in tricopigmentation are subject to strict regulation at European and national levels. International authorities have published the prerequisites to grant authorisation for the prepared colouring agents. Without fulfilling these requirements, it is not possible to proceed with the sale of the pigments.

    The colouring agents should always be sterilised!

    The Resolution of the European Council on tattooing and micropigmentation released in 2008 and derived from the decision published in 2003 warns about the health risks if certain substances are implanted. The health risks are of two types: those that result from the use of harmful ingredients and those resulting from microbiological contamination due to incorrect preparation or packaging containers.

    The colouring agents used in scalp micropigmentation cannot contain a series of ingredients which could be harmful for health, such as aromatic amines or ingredients considered to be carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic, and other ingredients that could cause hypersensitivity. Aftercare is also strictly controlled.

    To prevent the microbiological contamination of the prepared colouring agent within the container, the Resolution of the European Council on tattooing and micropigmentation released in 2008 states that the prepared agents for tricopigmentation and scalp micropigmentation must be sterilised and conditioned in a container which keeps them sterile until their application. 

    How are pigments manufactured?

    The pigments used in tricopigmentation require “Good Manufacturing Protocols” not only to adhere to international legislation but also to obtain a final product that gives the desired and safe results.

    STEP 1 – Quality Control of the raw materials

    STEP 2 – Pigment Weighing

    STEP 3 – Pigment Procedure (Second Quality Control)

    STEP 4 – Pigments Sifting

    STEP 5 – Weighing and mixing the excipients

    STEP 6 – Adding of the base powder to the excipient

    STEP 7 – Homogenisation

    STEP 8 – Third Quality Control

    STEP 9 – Product Packaging

    STEP 10 – Labelling

    STEP 11 – Gamma Ray sterilisation

    STEP 12 – Microbiologic control

    STEP 13 – Batch released for sales after final quality control

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