I recently had a discussion with some friends over the possibility of tanning after receiving a tattoo. I quickly discovered that the thoughts on this subject were all over the board, and the facts on this subject were hard to find. I decided that I would ask a few professional tattoo artists and a couple … Read more
A tattoo can be painful. When you get a piece of body art you are essentially creating a wound by puncturing your skin hundreds to thousands of times. The location of the art can intensify the pain. Tattoo artists often use topical numbing agents to help reduce the pain their clients might experience during the … Read more
There are instances when people have gotten a tattoo and desire to remove the ink. Most of the time this desire is fueled by a tattoo that simply did not turn out to look like they thought it would, or they have tattooed someone’s name on their body and they are no longer dating that … Read more
In educating people on how to treat a new tattoo the one recommendation that you will see repeated by everyone is the use of antibacterial soap. Antibacterial soap kills more germs and prevents infection from starting. It also is moisturizing to the skin and the hydration improves healing. The majority of all tattoo artists recommend … Read more
There are a host of reasons why you might want to cover a tattoo. If the tattoo is fading, looks bad to you, or is simply no longer something you want then you would want to hide it. If you are going somewhere that you feel your tattoo might cause people to judge you in … Read more