How long after a tattoo can I donate blood in Iceland?
The Blóðbankinn says blood may not be given until at least 4 months have passed since a tattoo, eyebrow tattoos included. Its own page decides.
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- Blood service
- Blóðbankinn (the Icelandic Blood Bank)
- Waiting period after a tattoo
- 4 months since the tattoo (also eyebrow tattoos)
- Waiting period after a piercing
- 4 months since jewellery piercing or other skin punctures, for example electrolysis
- Source
- Blóðbankinn (island.is): when can I give blood, read November 5, 2026.
What this page does not cover
It states what the blood service's page says on the date it was read. It does not cover other rules a donation centre may apply, a change made since that date, or any individual case. The blood service's own page and the donation centre decide.
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