A woman who bought a market stall henna tattoo on holiday and ended up with nasty chemical burns is warning others not to make the same mistake.

During a two week holiday in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria, Chloe Goodwin, 20, decided to have temporary henna tattoo.

She was on the sea front when she saw a market stall offering the popular body art. She asked the stall holder for a black flower on her left arm. She knew henna tattoos are temporary and was confident the picture would fade soon after the holiday ended.

But, as explained in the Birmingham Mail, her tattoo was done with black henna which can result in burns, blisters and scars. The damage is caused by a chemical it contains called para-phenylenediamine, typically found in hair dyes.

Black henna isn't normally used in henna tattoos.

A tourist has been left with severe scars after paying for a spur-of-the-moment henna tattoo while on holiday in Bulgaria. Caption: The temporary tattoo has left permanent scars on Chloe's left arm

Black henna can also cause the sufferer to have a lifelong sensitivity to para-phenylenediamine, increasing the risk of severe allergic reaction when using hair dyes in the future.

Chloe says that for the first 10 days or so it felt OK.

“It was fine at first, but after 10 or 11 days it started to burn as it faded,” she says.

“When I got back from holiday, I was given antibiotics after going to the walk-in centre, the doctors and A&E.

“They all told me the same thing – the black henna ink had given me a chemical burn and it will leave a permanent scar.

“Now, I’m on strong antibiotics and I’m at high risk of getting sepsis. I can’t even get my hair dyed anymore.”

Chloe says that as the henna started to fade, it became itchy and then started to burn.

A tourist has been left with severe scars after paying for a spur-of-the-moment henna tattoo while on holiday in Bulgaria. Caption: Chloe Goodwin has been left with scars on her left arm after getting a henna tattoo

She has appealed to other people not to make the same mistake as she did – and to avoid having black henna tattoos.

“I’ve made the stupid mistake of having one done and could potentially be scarred for life,” she says.

“I’m on strong antibiotics due to the nasty chemicals that black henna contains. Any slight change and 999 has to be called.

“I’m not saying this for attention. This is to warn others of the danger and damage they cause.

“Don’t be fooled into having black henna even if a patch test has been done. I had it on my arm for 11 days before I started to have a reaction.

“Don’t make the stupid mistake I did.”

Warnings about black henna tattoo burns have recently become a national issue.