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Tattoos and Body Piercings

Giving you the best information about Tattoo and Body Piercing before you actually get a tattoo or care for your tattoo. The best tattoo caring products, l have ever found, is β€œAquaphor”. It’s an advanced therapy for dry skin, cracked skin and irritated skin. The point here is that, it works. Why this info? Because many people are into tattoo and body piercing than l originally thought. Therefore, providing a little tips and statistical information about tattoo and body piercing may be helpful.

Who Has Tattoos and Body Piercings

A survey of 500 people in 2004 produced the following result:

Although, the sample size is small (500), but it will give you an idea what's going on. I remember in college the bigger the sample size the best the result. Minimum sample size requirement should be about 2,500. Nonetheless, 500 sample size is a good start.

Between: Ages of 18 and 50:

24% had tattoo,

14% had Body piercing,

34% had Ear lobe piercing,

30% had Body piercing.

By age 18: 30% of those pierced, had their first body piercing. And, 16 % of those tattooed had their first tattoo.

17% of those tattooed considered tattoo removal, but never actually remove it.

5% had their tattoo covered.

Note: Common reactions to piercing include infection and metal allergy.

Tattoos pigments- cause of skin irritation, toxicity and/or rash?

Many Tattoo pigments may contain Industrial organic pigments such as:

Azo and Poly-cyclic compounds,

Sandalwood,

brazilwood,

aluminum,

cadium,

calcium,

copper,

iron,

phosphorus,

silica,

sulphur,

titanium dioxide and barium sulphate,

Any of these pigments may be the cause of skin irritation, rash or toxicity. Therefore, you have to be careful when getting a tattoo or body piercing. If you notice any skin irritation after getting a tattoo or body piercing, remember the above pigments may be the cause of your problem.

Most tattoo applied at home contains derivative black ink, and carbon based Ink from India. It contains soot, charcoal and mascara. Therefore, removing this kind of tattoo definitely produce different result based on which ink is used and the origin of the ink. Also, how deep the tattoo is may affect removal. The more deep the tattoo is, the more difficult to remove.

The best way to remove any tattoo is to use Laser. Laser certainly remove tattoo without any scaring. It may require more than one visit, but it will get the job done to prevent scaring.

Dermabrasion, or surgical removal is also possible but you have to consult your dermatologist for the best option based on how deep your tattoo.

Every State has its regulation for Sanitation of Tattoo Parlors. But you need to pay attention to sanitation, to minimize your risk of infections.

According to the American Academy of Dermatology:

For safety reasons, People Should Look For:

  • "An autoclave. An autoclave, or heat sterilization machine, should be used to sterilize all non-disposable equipment after each customer. Instruments and supplies that cannot be sterilized with an autoclave should be disinfected with a commercial disinfectant or bleach solution after each use. These include drawer handles, tables and sinks.
  • Fresh equipment. An unused, sterile needle should be used for all piercings. If you're getting a tattoo, watch the tattoo artist and make sure he or she removes the needles and tubes from sealed packages before starting work. Any pigments, trays and containers should be unused as well.
  • Gloves. The piercer or tattoo artist must wash his or her hands and put on a fresh pair of surgical gloves for each procedure. The piercer or tattoo artist should change those gloves if he or she needs to touch anything else, such as the telephone, during the procedure.
  • No piercing gun. Don't receive a piercing from a piercing gun unless the part of the gun that touches the skin is sterile and has never been used before. Many of these devices cannot be autoclaved, which may increase your risk of infection.
  • Appropriate hypoallergenic jewelry. Metal jewelry containing nickel, cobalt or white gold can often cause allergic reactions. Look for surgical-grade stainless steel, titanium, 14- or 18-karat yellow gold, or a metal called niobium. β€œ

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