ultraviolet ink

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Permalink Reply by courtney on December 7, 2008 at 4:33pm

i was thinking about getting one too.
i don't know much about it.

butttt i know that the old ink that used to be used caused cancer; they obviously don't use it anymore.
and if you want the ink to not be visible unless under a blacklight, its hard.
if you're really pale, the white ink is pretty much invisible on your skin until under a blacklight.
the coloured uv ink does show up under regular light and it just looks like dull colours.

what were you thinking of getting?
i kinda want a biohazard symbol on the side of my neck.

Permalink Reply by Baby J on January 15, 2009 at 7:26pm

that sounds cool and im not sure yet still thinkin about it

Permalink Reply by Tre on March 4, 2009 at 5:46pm

I was thinking of getting a celtic knot on my forehead, just cuz that'd be sick under a black light, and all of my tattoos are celtic, but if it will show up on darker skin i don't think i will

Permalink Reply by Dom on April 23, 2009 at 4:12pm

Hey man, I know this is a late reply, but don't do it, some UV inks fade to a yellow colour after a time, not the kind of thing you want on your face.

Permalink Reply by Jennifer Kevoian on June 22, 2010 at 2:36am

yeah i had some done in a place whrer i had scars which is generally a pretty bad idea
- but it looks cool where it does light up....i can find out for u- i'm guessing skin candy is the company of the in you're going to have?

Permalink Reply by D00MB0XX on August 15, 2010 at 12:21pm

I haven't heard of any negative side effects from modern UV ink. I myself have a UV tattoo on my arm and have never had problems with it, and I've had it for a couple years.
A lot of people though want to wait until it has been out for at least 10 years before they try it, that way they can be more certain that the inks are really safe, and that the inks don't slowly cause problems over the years. So all in all, it's really up to you whether or not you want to risk it.

Permalink Reply by Dawn juice on November 17, 2010 at 2:01am

I was going to get a shroom on my ankle wich of course will require alot of color.
any colors to suggest i avoid?

Permalink Reply by Sarah Dahmer on January 15, 2011 at 7:52pm

i spoke to a tattoo artist nearby and he's got one on his face, he said that it was hard to get it to show up and required 3 sessions to get it done right and even then it was fading