Ladies, before you get that henna done: Girl left with horrific burn scars from temporary tattoo

 She had it done in Egypt

Madison Gulliver was on a family break in Egypt when dad Martin treated her to the design After getting home she complained that the pattern was itchy The pattern stretched from the tip of one finger right up to her elbow

A girl of seven has been left with horrific chemical burns and scars from a holiday henna tattoo.

Madison Gulliver was on a family break in Egypt when dad Martin treated her to the design at a hotel salon.

But shortly after coming home she complained the pattern, stretching from the tip of one finger right up to her elbow, was itchy.

The swirls erupted in painful blisters which had to be cut away in a specialist burns unit, leaving Madison with disfiguring scars.

A chemical called para-phenylenediamine, or PPD, is added to henna to make the temporary tattoos darker.

It is often used in products such as sun cream and hair dye in small doses, but can cause hypersensitive reactions in children.

Martin, 50, a Royal Mail manager from the Isle of Wight, said: “She’s in so much pain.

“The hotel claim it’s not the henna and it’s my daughter’s skin.”

Martin and wife Sylvia, 43, got a similar inking for son Sebastian, nine. It was washed off when he instantly said it itched.

The tattoo ran from Madison's elbow to her fingertip

Martin added: “It’s partly my fault I didn’t know the danger, but also the fault of the salon using dangerous chemicals on children.”

Doctors sent Madison to burns specialists at Salisbury, who were shocked at the high PH level of fluid seeping from her blisters – indicating a chemical burn.

The hotel in Hurghada apologised and said it no longer offered the tattoos.