glitter inks

[ink_freak]

does anyone know any thing about inks that contain glitter? i have gotten many request for this stuff and have seen 1 tattoo with it used along time ago but cant find it anywhere it doesnt seem safe to me but i know that it has been used and alot of ppl seem to have seen it and know about it so i at least had to check it out please if any one has any info let me know and it will be appreciated thanks

[voodoo]

Never seen or heard of it...

[Rickyboy]

me either??? Is there such a thing??????:rolleyes:

[hotdiggitydawg]

Same here, never heard of it.... I don't think i'd like slingin' such a thing though!

[black raven]

Are you looking for trouble??? Stay away from this shit!!!! No black light ink, no glitter ink, stick with pigments that are tried and true. I have gotten several calls on this crap because of it not staying in and looking like shit...
Just another gimmick made by non tattoo people to make money..... Which brings me to my next point, over the past 3 years or so, the government has stuck there nose into the tattoo world and is regulating the shit out of us.
don’t get me wrong, health regulations are needed to keep everyone above board, but the tight ass's in government are not tattoo people and would like to see all the shops shut down, at least here in new jersey and a few other states. Its funny, I remember 10 years ago, the government didn’t give two shits what the tattoo shops did. That’s because the mass majority of people getting tattooed were the middle working class. Now my clients consist of doctor’s lawyers, and soccer moms. They find out that the inks aren’t fda approved and there may be a little lead in them, and bam!"i,m writing my congressman on that one" they didn’t give two shits when the average folks were getting tattooed, but tattoo a “richy”
and the inks we have been using for years with no problems aren’t good enough. By using the glow in the dark inks and other crap that shouldn’t be put under the skin is just asking for trouble. You are giving them ammunition to regulate us some more.

[the colorist]

like raven said,stick with what you know,better yet improve on your techniques and you wont have to rely on gimmicks

[ink_freak]

thanks for the input guys i will keep that in mind just a little curious

[strapped]

wouldnt the glitter be to big to be injected under the skin?

[tadt]

and it would clog up the tube and dull the needles, if the glitter was thin enough NOT to do those things you wouldnt even be able to see in once it was in the skin

[strapped]

maye if you break on of those glitter pens, and use that ink? :P

[ink_freak]

yeah dude that sounds safe