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Tattoo Ink Blog

Sterile working practices when filling tattoo ink bottles

Tattoo Studio Hygiene and Ink Handling: The Pro...

Most of us learned hygiene by copying whoever trained us. Mario Barth's rules for the bottle — one cap per client, nothing goes back in, guard the tip, keep the...

Tattoo Studio Hygiene and Ink Handling: The Pro...

Most of us learned hygiene by copying whoever trained us. Mario Barth's rules for the bottle — one cap per client, nothing goes back in, guard the tip, keep the...

Tattoo ink of various consistencies

Is Thicker Tattoo Ink Better? The Science of Vi...

No — thicker ink is not better ink. Mario Barth on why viscosity is a tool and not a grade, which consistency belongs on which job, and what thickness really...

Is Thicker Tattoo Ink Better? The Science of Vi...

No — thicker ink is not better ink. Mario Barth on why viscosity is a tool and not a grade, which consistency belongs on which job, and what thickness really...

 Tattoo machine filled with black tattoo ink

The Science of Flow: Tattoo Ink Carrier Solutio...

The carrier decides how ink moves and how it settles. Mario Barth on what a carrier actually does, what a clean one is made of, and why you never thin...

The Science of Flow: Tattoo Ink Carrier Solutio...

The carrier decides how ink moves and how it settles. Mario Barth on what a carrier actually does, what a clean one is made of, and why you never thin...

symbol picture of immune system and foreign pigments

The Science of Permanence: How Ink Quality Gove...

Why some work still reads at twenty years and some blurs at five. Mario Barth on pigment quality, depth, healing, and what actually governs how a tattoo ages.

The Science of Permanence: How Ink Quality Gove...

Why some work still reads at twenty years and some blurs at five. Mario Barth on pigment quality, depth, healing, and what actually governs how a tattoo ages.

 The image shows the digitization and documentation of the batch numbers printed on the ink bottles.

Master the Paper Trail: A Guide to Documenting ...

Batch numbers are the only thing tying a bottle to what went in the skin. Mario Barth on logging lot codes per client, and why it matters the day something...

Master the Paper Trail: A Guide to Documenting ...

Batch numbers are the only thing tying a bottle to what went in the skin. Mario Barth on logging lot codes per client, and why it matters the day something...

at the front a fat warning sign wit text: how to spot fake inks. a bottle with tattoo ink in the background.

How to Spot Counterfeit Tattoo Ink: The Artist’...

Counterfeit and re-bottled ink is in the supply chain. Mario Barth on the tells — labels, caps, batch codes, price and source — to check before it goes in someone's...

How to Spot Counterfeit Tattoo Ink: The Artist’...

Counterfeit and re-bottled ink is in the supply chain. Mario Barth on the tells — labels, caps, batch codes, price and source — to check before it goes in someone's...