Today’s youth are more colorful than their parents, at least when it comes to permanent body art. Once considered taboo in mainstream cultures in the US and Europe, tattoos are more accepted socially ...

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — A UAB medical student and other dermatologists are on a mission to make safe tattoo ink, specifically in the color red. Matthew Kizla noticed that a lot of patients were ...

Tattoo artist Selina Medina has been in the business more than 20 years and used to work for an ink manufacturer. She spends a lot of time advocating for tattoo safety, volunteering with several ...

The tattoo business is booming and the market size is estimated to be in excess of $3B per annum with tattoo removal alone accounting for $800M+. While this market continues to grow, getting a tattoo ...

There are many things to consider when getting a word or number tattoo, according to tattoo artists. Since ink spreads slightly over time, make sure your design isn't too small to prevent blurring.

In a new study, German researchers were able to track how the liquid components of tattoo ink behave in the body. Scientists in Germany’s Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, or the BfR, were ...

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In a new clinical study, scientists from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) have traced the path and metabolism of the liquid components of tattooing agents in the body for the ...

BOULDER, Colo. — Mad-scientist kind of moments happen fairly often for nanoengineer Carson Bruns. A few months ago in his lab at the University of Colorado-Boulder, he tested his latest invention on ...