Can you really get ink poisoning from drawing on yourself with an ink pen or is that just a myth?
It's a myth. Most commercial inks are soy based and completely harmless. If the drawings are bothersome to you try to draw on papaer instead. It can be a difficult habit to break, but I'm sure you can do it.
Can you get ink poisoning by drawing on yourself with a pen?
no you cant ....you can only get inkk poisioning if you dip your hands into liquid ink with cuts on your hands(a way for the infection to enter your blood stream) for a REALLY long time ...even then its pretty impossible Source - my dad s a surgeon
How much would you have to draw on yourself to get ink poisoning?
You can only get ink poisoning if you ingest ink or if it gets into your bloodstream. Your skin won't absorb any ink if you draw on yourself. You can not get ink poisoning by writing on you hands or arms. Only if you cut yourself and then put ink on you cut. Then you have great chance of getting ink poisoning. Source(s): http://unadorned.org/dandruff/archives/2...
Is is possible to get ink poisoning from drawing on yourself with a sharpie marker?
Not unless it's like, fully body, every day and on cuts. So no.
Can you really get ink/lead poisoning from drawing on yourself?
Pencil "lead" isn't actually lead at all. It's graphite. A non-toxic, completely harmless mineral. Ink is completely non-toxic as well. Think of all the kids, adults and pets who chew pens. Call it ignorance or nervous habit, but if little kids and the family dog start dropping dead after an encounter with a pen, we'd have heard about it. So, draw to your heart's content. Call it self expression or a mid-day snack, it's not gonna hurt you.
Can you get ink poisoning from writing on yourself? How much ink would it take?
This depends on the ink you are using. Ink pens and inks for pens sold in America over the last several decades have all had to be "non-toxic." That is, they can't kill you right away. Most foreign substances can cause some form of toxicity when put into the human body in large amounts. Alcohol poisoning would be a good example of this. How much alcohol it takes to poison a person depends on their size (body mass) and the length of time over which the alcohol is ingested. I would think similar factors would affect ink poisoning. Attending a college lecture as a student, I inadvertently sucked most of the contents of a BIC pen into my mouth. Not wanting to disrupt the lecture and earn the ire of the professor, I sat through more than a half-hour of the lecture holding the pool of ink on my tongue. I did not get sick, at all. However, the taste comes back to me whenever I have even a little Tequila. Another issue to consider is that inks and paints have ingredients that are not meant to be ingested. People can have allergic reactions to these compounds depending on individual sensitivities. If you have been writing on yourself, you will have seen this first hand. Some compounds--such as lead and mercury (not found in ink)--accumulate in the human body, so you might be building toward a toxicity level without knowing about it. If your mom is telling you not to write on yourself, I'd listen to her. You can never tell about these things, and moms are uncannily accurate. Discussions of ink always makes me think of octopuses, but I couldn't think of a way to work one into this post.
Can I get ink poisoning from drawing on myself with Crayola markers (all over my arms, not tiny bits)?
Look at the box the markers came in….I’ll wait…Did it say non-toxic?Either way you would not get ink poisoning, maybe if you ate the markers, hmmm, or like”sighs”shoved’em um somewhere unpleasant, I’m not being specific cause some doof will do it, and blame me. Seriously though, no chance, it would have to be like leaded paint from the late 1800’s, or something just bonerific like that painted all over your body, and then ingested, that’s typically what causes ink poisoning. Some really nasty stuff can absorb through the skin, but hell if I know what exactly, maybe try Google. Now if it’s something that would typically be given to a child, like crayon markers, then common sense tells you the thing is not gonna be poisonous….I mean probably, people are stupid occasionally
Can you get ink poisoning from drawing on your skin?
Provided you use regular stationery items such as ballpoint pen, “felt tip” pen, “Magic Marker”, highlighter pen or similar, you cannot get ink poisoning. No manufacturer would market stationery containing substances that might poison a toddler who drew on themselves or others, would they? Henna traditionally used for drawing on skin is also harmless.Don’t try drawing on yourself with hydrofluoric acid or white phosphorus though.
Can you get ink poisoning from drawing on your skin?
I often (meaning every day or 2 for the past month or so) draw the words Non-Blood Sisters on my left ankle in permant marker, and now I'm fairly sick, but we don't know of what. Could this be ink poisoning? I don't have any cuts or open wounds on that ankle, and I also draw those words in a heart on my left hand right under my wrist in blue pen daily. I do have a small cut near there, but it is mostly healed. Can these create ink poisoning, and if they do, how severe can it be, and is it life threatening or in need of medical attention?
Can drawing on your skin with pen/markers lead to ink poisoning/other health problems?
First of all , the things which should be considered in this situation are :-1)what type of pen/marker you are using,2)what type of substances are present it ,3)where the marker/pen is written on (cut or scratched skin or any other type of wounds) etc.There are harmful substances in permanent markers which can be fatal .If you have taken tetanus injection , then there will be some Defense mechanism in your body. Secondly,please don’t use markers on your skin, especially on scratched,open or wounded skin. No matter how much the manufacturer says it is safe , it can still harm you in many ways .Even the inks can be alkaline or acidic which may have adverse effects on you .I am not only talking about permanent markers but also about various inks found in various types of writing materials .There have been past fatal incidents so please take care and be cautious while using themHope this helps you !!!