Beware: Temporary Henna Tattoos Can Become Permanent

If you ever get a Henna tattoo, make sure it's done with the natural brown henna, which is plant based, and not black henna, which is black hair dye. The reason? The black henna can burn your skin, as some people like James Colley have learned the hard way. 

Colley was on vacation in Greece when he paid about $11 for a facial henna tattoo like the tat Mike Tyson has. Unfortunately for him, it was done in black henna, which contains a substance called paraphenylenediamine, which the European Union outlawed because of the burns it causes. 

James posted the results of his tattoo on Twitter, writing, "Got a €10 @MikeTyson henna tattoo in Zante, it's only gone and scarred my face for the next 3-5 years!" 

He's not the first to have something like this happen either: 

You might actually be better off with a real tattoo!

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