A fascinating article that explores all aspects of tattooing, including how a tattoo is applied and safety and health issues!

U. S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Office of Cosmetics and Colors Fact Sheet November 29, 2000 TATTOOS and PERMANENT MAKEUP The inks used in tattoos and permanent makeup (also known as micropigmentation) and the pigments in these inks are subject to FDA regulation as cosmetics and color additives. However, FDA has not attempted to regulate the use of ...

Chinese tattoo tattoo in the Chinese History tattoo is called Wen Shen or Ci Shen in Chinese. The term means literally puncture the body . tattoo has been known and practised in China for many years. But it was never considered to be something artistic, desirable, or even acceptable. A commonly held notion is that one's body is a precious gift from the parent and therefore should never be abused ...

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The Progression of The Tattoo By Eric Kennedy Images Editor itting in the seat with that high pitched hum in your ear for an hour is a mind altering experience that many people refuse to go through. Closing your eyes, however, to the increasingly popular trend of tattooing is nearly impossible. Walking through campus, it seems that at least once a day, I hear someone speaking about getting a new ...

Icons of Flesh James F. Hooper, MD, FAPA Alabama Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation, Tuscaloosa, Alabama In psychiatry, the border between Art and Science often hides in clinical experience, which itself often reflects only a dimly grasped set of personal experiences. In this setting, any true objective data becomes a treasure. As a resident, I learned that tattoos and sociopaths ...

TATTOO SAFETY GUIDELINES Dear Alice: I am planning to get a tattoo. Can you please give me some guidelines to follow so this can be accomplished safely, as I do not want blood poisoning or any diseases as a result -Ink Virgin Dear Ink Virgin, When you call tattoo companies or freelance tattoo artists, ask the following questions: Important Questions to Ask Your Tattoo Artist Before Getting ...

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The machines are running, making their melodic immortal tones that only one who has been tattooed can appreciate. You can see every size shape age and gender walking through the aisles of this show.

Local tattoo artist David Boltt combines the fine arts with pop culture and human insight to produce his unique brand of body art. Boltt strives to legitimize tattoo as an art form rather than as simply a body decoration.

September 24, 1996 New pizza joint 'taps' Auburn market ELIOTT C. McLAUGHLIN Intrigue Editor The building has been there since 1905, and for almost 80 years, it has been known as the Tiger Rec pool hall. Greg Bradshaw changed that when he decided to put a Mellow Mushroom pizza parlor in its place. Bradshaw, an Atlanta native, graduated in 1990`from St. John's College in Annapolis, Md., with a ...