10 Interesting Facts You Must Know Before Getting a Tattoo

Art is one of the most

powerful transcendent means

of communication. I believe art

speaks for itself.

The word tattoo is derived

from the Polynesian word “ta”

which means striking

something and the Tahitian

word “tatu” which means “to

mark something”.

Tattoos were once considered

as a thing only punks or

rebels do, but now has

tremendously increased as a

contemporary accessory.

It is nearly as old as your great ancestor

The oldest direct evidence for tattooing

in Europe is the body of Otzi The

Iceman, dating back to the 4th

millennium B.C. Many ancient tribes

used tattoos to signify many life events

like faith, manhood, punishment and

love

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A tough nut to crack

No matter how amazed we are by the

weird tattoo, it is not an easy field to

enter. The permanent, ritualistic

modification of the human body takes

years of training and practice. In ancient

time, tattooing was regarded as a

sacred profession

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Tattoo artist are not always the craftsperson

Tattooing was regarded as a form for

pus, criminals and other “badass”

characters. Prior to the widespread

popularity of tattooing in the 1960s,

many tattoo artists failed to follow

recommended health and safety

measures

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The FDA does not approve tattoo ink or equipment

Even in today’s world, the Food and

Drug Administration has very little to do

with the tattoo industry, USA.

Comparatively, the Health Department

of the world also needs to check the

inflow of tattoo ink as it is life risking; the

defect in ink may give rise to skin

infections.

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It is not as easy as you think

No matter how convenient and easy it

may sound to bet inked, it is not as easy

as drawing on a canvas. Tattoo artists

say drawing on skin is challenging, as

not all individuals have the similar skin

type

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Tattooers are sadists

Though most popular tattoo design

symbolize sadistic fantasies,

sadomasochistic and repressed

homosexual desires, it doesn’t

necessarily mean tattooers are

sadists

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Majority are allergic to red ink

Tattoo ink contain several ingredients

and chemicals. Substances likes iron

oxide, mercury sulfide, ferric hydrate,

aluminium are few of the ingredients

included in the ink depending on the

color

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The tattoo process

Tattooing process is as painful as it

involves needles which prick the skin

hundreds of times as the ink is placed.

Tattoos exist three to five layers into the

skin

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Tattoos glow in the dark

Yup! You read it correct. Glow-in-the-

dark tattoos also referred to as UV

tattoos definitely make a statement.

There are two types of glow-in-the-dark

tattoos: “invisible UV ink” are technically

invisible until a black light is shown on

them

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Drinking Alcohol before being tattooed a big NO

Alcohol might numb your body to the

pain but on a abstract note, one of

the things that make a tattoo

meaningful is enduring the actual

nerve-wracking experience

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To this day, tattoos have continued to capture human curiosity and fascination

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