143 urn:lsid:arphahub.com:pub:892805cc-c5d0-571f-8841-3ba335035073 Review of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics – International Edition RCPP 1011-6583 2945-1922 PHARMAKON-Press 10.61873/EDSR6763 34717 Review Article Permanent make up – PMU colorants and regulations Andreou Eleni 1 Rallis Efstathios 1 Sfyri Eleni 1 Tertipi Niki 1 Biskanaki Foteini 1 Kefala Vasiliki K. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2222-8535 1 Research Laboratory of Dermatology – Aesthetics and Laser applications (labLAD), Sector of Aesthetics and Cos-metology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health and Care Sciences, University of West Attica, GR-12243, Egaleo, Athens, Greece Research Laboratory of Dermatology – Aesthetics and Laser applications (labLAD), Sector of Aesthetics and Cos-metology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health and Care Sciences, University of West Attica, GR-12243, Egaleo Athens Greece

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2024 17 02 2024 38 s1 13 16 D18FF04E-00F6-500F-BDBC-14C900DBB89C Eleni Andreou, Efstathios Rallis, Eleni Sfyri, Niki Tertipi, Foteini Biskanaki, Vasiliki K. Kefala This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Decorative tattoos is a popular way of expression in young people. Permanent Make Up (PMU), is gaining ground every day for facial characteristics correction. Colorants used for PMU applications dot not always follow the regulations of the European legislation and may contain harmful ingredients for the health. European countries are trying to create a common regulation followed by each country member to protect public health.