I often see tattoo ink for sale on e-bay, and supply shops and it's always listed as unsterilized, I have several tattoos and never gave it any thought.... the needles and tubes are sterilized, but what about the ink? Thank you for your professional answers.
2006-09-22 06:16:37 · 5 answers · asked by Semper Fidelis 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Other - Visual Arts
If you are familiar with tattooing then you should realize that the artist use small caps that they put the ink into and then throw them away after they have been used. Cleanliness is of the utmost importance when choosing a tattoo artist. The guy I go to has an autoclave system for his equipment and uses new caps and ink for each patron. Many of the inks have an alcohol base which tends to kill germs. The main thing you have to concern yourself with if hepatitis as it is difficult to kill
2006-09-22 09:17:16 · answer #1 · answered by osu_fan_stuck_in_tide_country 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only way to sterilize sometime is to put it in an autoclave (sort of like an oven/microwave) which reaches extreme temperatures. I doubt ink can withstand it without weird things happening to it. I wouldn't trust them.
2016-03-18 00:03:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, tattoo ink is not sterilized.
Only the needles and tubes.
But think about it, the ink will have blood and skin in it.
2006-09-22 06:44:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
eBay shouldn't sell that kind of stuff, I don't understand why it slipped under their eyes.
2006-09-22 06:24:49 · answer #4 · answered by smashguy912 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ew
2006-09-22 08:01:49 · answer #5 · answered by Whitney K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋