ooh very nice.

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Just another day in Tamarica...

i went to an am jam a little while ago and saw some new uv ink that was just approved by the fda but still was noted to be linked with cancer causing agents. i would love to know what this ink is because i have not been able to find a decient uv ink. the color is great on this tat. im am very impressed with the boldness of the yellow.ussualy uv inks break down fast in sun light, how does this one hold up ?

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"THE ARTIST IS NOTHING WITHOUT THE GIFT, BUT THE GIFT IS NOTHING WITHOUT THE WORK" Emile Zola (1840-1902)

This is a snipet from the distributors website from which I ordered the ink:

Polymethylmethacrylate 97.5% and microspheres of fluorescent dye 2.5% suspended in UV sterilized, distilled water with no preservatives or other additives. PMMA is used in familiar procedures as dental prostheses, bone repair, eye lenses, orthopedics and in pacemakers, and since 1947 when the first hip prosthesis was introduced. These microspheres are 4-5 times the size of a red blood cell and are well tolerated by human tissue (no rejection). More recently used in the treatment for erasing facial wrinkles.

The UV Inks are used just like any other tattoo ink, though a UV Blacklight Should be used to check the ongoing work.

According to our manufacturer's records, this ink received USFDA approval in 1995 for use in animals, plants and fish for the purpose of tracking migration, growth patterns; breeding habits etc. No other tattoo inks have received approval in this way. Many fisheries use this ink to "mark" the fish in oceans and the ones raised to stock rivers and ponds.

As far as the color fastness of the ink, it does fade much quicker than traditional ink. After seeing a few year old tattoos that I had done soley with the UV ink and how bad they had faded, I started making a blacklight tat a 2 part process. The tattoo is done first with traditional ink for color, and after healing at least a month I go back over it with the coresponding UV ink color. This way the tattoo looks good both in normal light and under a blacklight for years. This unfortunatley makes the tattoo even more expensive for the recipient, since they essentially get tattooed twice, and the UV ink is pretty expensive to boot. The one exception is the white blacklight ink that is invisible in normal light, but glows the white/purple under the blacklight.

thanks for the info

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"THE ARTIST IS NOTHING WITHOUT THE GIFT, BUT THE GIFT IS NOTHING WITHOUT THE WORK" Emile Zola (1840-1902)

Looks awesome

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"If you've got one leg in the future, and one leg in the past, then you're pissing all over the present"

How new, exactly, are these UV inks?

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I first heard about them and bought them about a year and a half to two years ago.

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Sometimes you must embrace the dark to see the light.

Ahh, right. I've only heard of them recently, within the last couple of months or so. And this photo of your's is the first I've seen them in use. Your tattoo looks amazing, btw

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[new to da?]

Thank you very much

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Sometimes you must embrace the dark to see the light.