Tattoo pigment is a kind of pigment that is implanted under the surface of the skin when tattooing with a tattoo machine. The purpose is to show the effect of the pattern. In theory, it is not a real ink, in fact it is a kind of pigment and a kind of active solution that keeps it clean and usable.
Some tattoo artists adjust the color materials by themselves, although many of them are prepared after purchasing the finished product. The advantage of using self-mixed colorants is that you can clearly know what ingredients are in, and adjust the ingredients of the active solution according to your needs (for example, ensure that the ingredients are safe). There is a kind of "home made" active solution which is made by mixing a small bottle of vodka (or Liszt preservative, etc.) with a small amount of glycerin and propylene glycol (if these ingredients are used too much, the color mixture will be too oily And it is possible to separate the ingredients), and then add dry powder into the pigment-like pigment to make a homemade color.
Other active ingredients commonly used in homemade colorants or colorant products mainly include alcohol, antifreeze, formaldehyde, water, witch hazel tincture, etc. Although the general product ingredient list is labeled as "sterilized water, wine, glycerin".
It should be noted that many color materials will be damaged by sunlight, so do not store color materials near windows. Overheating will also change the coloring material, so the tattoo coloring material cannot be heat sterilized with an autoclave.
Tattoo colorants are unregulated and do not require FDA approval. Many of the ingredients in the colorants are approved for use in cosmetics, food and pharmaceutical devices (including iron oxide, heartwood and titanium dioxide), although many are not. Even so, pigment allergy is very rare. After all, there are five million tattoos a year, but few complications of this form are disclosed. That is to say, even if there is an allergy, experienced dermatologists can cure it.
