January 2026 will go down in the history of the global tattoo industry as a period of the most significant regulatory upheavals. While artists were adapting to the new post-pandemic realities, legislative bodies in the UK, the European Union, and several US states simultaneously moved to the active phase of implementing strict chemical safety protocols. The main blow fell on the British market, where the updated REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) regulation effectively threatens the existence of the familiar color palette.