Are Sharpies bad for your skin?

it’s not great… and from my experience as a kid, they take a few days to wash off. But it’s not toxic or anything.

Well, if you read the marker, it says “Non Toxic”. Unfortunately, it doesn’t warn you about how much of a tool you’ll be if you use it to draw on your arm. Take up smoking instead: Much cooler.

To be safe, just get some temporary tattoos, or henna.

According to the MSDS for Sharpies, skin contact is not hazardous.

I know they take about a couple days to wash off, but are they bad for your body if done a few times?

No. But why on Earth would you do that? lol

I don’t know, it’s just fun I guess… =P

I’ll admit that I recently got rather artistic with a sharpie and my foot. It was pretty damn entertaining.

heehee. It is very fun.

instead purchase some physicians markers
That are made for drawing on the body. Then go nuts with your hobby.

It’s supposedly ‘non-toxic’, but the ink does get absorbed into your bloodstream. Just something to keep in mind.

Non-toxic just means that it does not kill rats within a specific amount of time. Trust me, they have not done multi-generational studies to see if exposure could cause cancer or anything like that. You could be taking a risk as serious as smoking. Go with henna.

@petethepothead… are you sure? How do you know?

The ink is essentially alcohol (3 different kinds) plus pigment. The pigments used are Permachrome pigments (also used in many inkjet printer inks, and are non-toxic.

Permachrome pigments are even used in some tattoo inks, BTW.

A good friend of mine takes a ring of mini sharpies to bars and partys and flames girls boobs. Funny as hell to watch. Women actually ask him to do it. He does a nice job though, as he flames cars for people alot. Just sharing.

Lol

duh! yes sharpies are bad for your skin they contain an ingredient that science proves can corrode and burn skin.

they aren’t bad for your skin, at least according to surgeons who use them to mark where they’re going to perform surgery on their patients.

I’ve had surgery done, and the surgeon that marked the incisions did use permanent marker, but not sharpie. There are toxic chemicals linked to various things from birth defects to cancer to liver failure if used often or frequently, or just many times over all. Maybe think twice before you uncap what’s inside being as it’s only nontoxic for it’s intended purposes- marking things on stuff that isn’t attached to a body. Just look at the other search results on google. A sharpie professional said not to use it on skin.