Types of tattoo ink

When we are passionate about a topic, we can look for and inform ourselves of things that sometimes would not have crossed our minds. Today curiosity has led me to wonder if there was more than one ink type for tattoos.

And after searching a bit and wandering through various spaces on the net, the answer is yes, we find different types of paints to carry out the works of art on our skin, something that I personally did not know. Do you want to know a little more about all of them?

Types of tattoo ink: Vegetable ink

There are always and will be all kinds of discussions, as well as opinions, between one type of ink and another. On the one hand, we have vegetable inks, which are those that use vegetable-type pigments. Apparently, they were born when some tattooists did not want to work with inks that could have animal compounds. So it was they themselves who took the step of making mixes. Of course, this process has to be regulated by law in order to be applied. Little by little it was achieved and vegetable ink appeared to give life to great designs.

Among its advantages, we can say that being plant among its compounds, being organic, there will be no such frequent problems of allergic reactions. So the body will tolerate them more easily, saying goodbye to allergies, itching, etc. But it is true that in this case, the colors may not be as striking as in other types of inks. In addition, this means that the ink can fade a little faster than other types. There are several brands on the market that only work with 100% vegan inks.

Synthetic ink or with acrylic pigments

Metals are the main compounds of this type of inks and this is the great difference in relation to the previous ones. Among them, lead may appear when we talk about green ink. While for the red one and the one that can cause more types of problems, it will have mercury. Zinc is the metal used for the yellow pigment and chromium also for the green and blue. The most widely used for black ink is nickel.

This is the base of the inks, but later, they have more component. What makes in short, the types of tattoo inks that are synthetic or acrylic, they can give more reactions in the form of allergy. We have mentioned it and we insist again that one of those that most cause it is red, since it contains more minerals. Of course, among its advantages, this type of ink has more luminous finishes and the results of its colors are more intense. Like the vegetable, they can discolor, but in a slower way and depending on the type of skin, which is also important.

Tattoo inks approved in Spain

The debate has been served for years. Because many experts complained that the ink used in Spain and that they were homologated inksThey were not of as high a quality as the rest of Europe. Only two specific ink brands were accessible. Since they were the ones that had ingredients that complied with the legislation. But perhaps, they were not as stable as others on the market. This led many tattooists to make tattoos with European inks but that were not legalized in our country.

This makes it clear that Spain has very restrictive laws with this type of products, all due to the reactions that they can cause in a person. Although it will not always be the fault of the ink itself, but also of the skin and more circumstances. That is why you should always ask the tattoo artist on the brands and inks it uses, so that you can know the components and avoid all kinds of problems.

Ultraviolet Tattoo Ink

It is another of the types of ink for tattoos but of course, it must be said that they are more aggressive inks than the ones we know. So it is better to leave them in the background. Despite this and that only will highlight the design under UV lightIt is true that they have had and continue to have great success. The other side is that they can cause allergic reactions and be more serious or quite considerable.

Fluorescent Tattoo Ink

That neon type design, which can only be seen as a shiny effect, is also not recommended. In fact, it is not considered an approved ink. They can only be seen in the dark and in addition, the ink contains phosphorous. It is this that achieves that it can only be made visible in spaces with less light.

White ink tattoos

They could not be absent when we talked about the types of ink in tattoos. Because they are also seen quite frequently. First of all, we have to say that these types of ideas always have to be done by expert people, and not only as tattooists in general, but who know well the type of ink with which they work. On the other hand, tattoos with white ink tend to go unnoticed, being more showy on dark skin and fade away, leaving a kind of scar on other types of skin.

Metal-free tattoo ink

When we mention metal-free tattoo ink, we are talking about vegetables again. But it is true that sometimes, they know each other more in this way, so we should also mention it. In which case, the pigments that provide the color would be free of harmful compounds.

Everything has its pros and cons, but what is evident is that we can decide what ink to use in the study of tattooing to which we go. One more curiosity to take into account, especially if we have allergy problems easily. We cannot forget that we are in front of something that gets under our skin, so before pricking ourselves, we must be careful.

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