Needles are Dangerous!

         Today's post is mainly about the dangers of getting a tattoo. Whether you know it or not, you can get serious infections or even HIV from getting a tattoo. Now a days tattoo artist are required to go through classes that teach the importance of cleanliness and keeping people safe. Then again there are classes that teach people not to do drugs and people still go out and do drugs. Anyways what I'm trying to say is that there is a good chance that you will go to an artist who is on a budget or just doesn't care. He'll use the same needle for several customers which is bad for obvious reasons. Even the small things like not disinfecting his work area or wearing gloves while tattooing is a pretty good sign that you should get out of there fast!
         Now of course sickness isn't the only danger. Tattoo artists get a bad rap for being punks, druggies, freaks, etc., but sadly there are a lot of artists that get high, shoot heroine, or smoke crack before they do a tattoo (they think it helps them tattoo better). WRONG! If you have an artist that does drugs before he does a piece, all your gonna get is a jacked up tattoo or your tattoo is gonna look like a nasty colored scar. I can't stress enough how much you should look into the shop you want to get your piece done because safety is always an important thing. I'm pretty sure you don't want HIV or a jacked up tattoo.

A clean workspace.

         But hold on, I'm not done yet. Say you get a nice tattoo artist who keeps his workspace clean and keeps himself clean (of drugs) and he gives you the best tattoo ever! That means that everything will be OK and nothing will ever go wrong again, right?...WRONG! Even after you get a tattoo there are some steps into taking care of it so it will heal up nicely. Make sure to always clean it with soap and water. NEVER...EVER...use peroxide because it can dry up the skin. NEVER...EVER...go swimming at least two weeks after you get the tattoo because the chlorine can suck out the ink and leave you with a faded mess. NEVER...EVER...peel it with your own hands. That can take out the ink as well and leave unwanted patches in the tattoo. And the last thing you shouldn't do is use scented lotions. Using lotion is a must to keep the tattoo looking good as new when its done healing but using scented lotion will mix those chemicals with the ink and make it jacked up.

           Just always remember, cleanliness is close to Godliness!

Gloves keep what the tattoo artist has touched to himself.