Allergy types
Nettles lead to itchy wheals on contact with the skin, which are often misinterpreted as an allergy. This is not an allergy, but a kind of toxic reaction of the skin to the stinging hairs of stinging nettles. However, the stinging nettle can also lead to allergies caused by its pollen.
As an aerogenic allergen, the pollen can lead to a contact allergy. This is especially the case for people with atopy, who suffer from asthma or neurodermatitis, for example. However, direct contact of the nettle with the skin does not cause a contact allergy.
Can I get a tattoo with a contact allergy?
In principle, there is no reason to decide against a tattoo if you have a contact allergy. The contact allergy has initially nothing to do with the tattoo. However, one should note that a tattoo itself can be the cause of a contact allergy.
Black tattoos have a lower risk of causing an allergy than colorful tattoo ink. This is due to the different ingredients of the color. One can generally, however, even in relation to this risk is not a ban on a tattoo. Whether you want to get a tattoo and any risks are willing to bear, is ultimately an individual decision.
