Safety, contraindications and screening
I have tattoos. Can I use an ozone sauna?
We know of no evidence that a session affects a tattoo. If you are concerned, cover it during the session.
Tattoos come up often because ozone is a strong oxidant — a substance that takes electrons from whatever it touches, chemically altering it — and tattoo ink is a foreign particle sitting in the skin.
Practical points:
- Covering the tattoo during the steam session is an optional extra precaution, not a requirement.
- If a tattoo is large, recent or of particular value to you, have a word with your tattoo artist as well.
- Permanent make-up, microblading and cosmetic pigment follow the same reasoning, and the practitioner who did the work is the person to ask.
One important limit: a new or healing tattoo is an open wound, and anyone with active bleeding from any site should not have a session. Wait until a fresh tattoo has fully healed, and ask the studio when that will be.
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