Recently the temporary painted tattooing becomes very popular as a safe alternativě to permanent tattooing. Most frequently vegetable dye henna is ušed. Allergic reactions to natural henna are very rare, however the number of published cases of contact allergies to henna ušed for temporary tattooing rises. Article describes 2 cases of henna tattooing leading to contact allergy in which the patch tests showed positive reaction to paraphenylendiamine added to tattoo dye to make the picture stable and more intensive.

        Key words: henna - paraphenylendiamine (PPD) - contact sensitivity