Masquerade Tattoo, Inc. | Glossary of Terms

Ink;

An ink is a liquid containing various pigments and/or dyes used for coloring a surface to produce an image, text, or design. Ink is used for drawing and/or writing with a pen, brush, needle or quill. Thicker inks, in paste form, are used extensively in letterpress and lithographic printing. Ink is a complex medium composed of solvents, pigments, dyes, resins, lubricants, solubilizers, surfactants, particulate matter, fluorescers, and other materials. The components of inks serve many purposes; the ink’s carrier, colorants, and other additives are used to control flow and thickness of the ink and its appearance when dry.

Todays Tattoo ink is FDA approved and tested. Details of aftercare practices have large effect on tattoo healing problems. Tattooing safety of eastern long island is not only the job of us in the Tattoo Industry but you the people getting tattooed discussing your allergies and skin issues with you doctor first and second: "not hiding these factors from your artist".

New York Tattoo Artists like Joey Rossi, Jay Baxter and John Lally some times called "ink slingers" are always Certified and Licensed in Suffolk Long Island and Using the Best Quality Inks and Equipment.