09 Mar

Posted at 10:14h in Iron Oxides, Organic and Inorganic Pigments, Organic vs Inorganic Pigment, Public Information, The Blog by

What’s the buzz all about?  © New and revolutionary!  Really? In tattooing there is nothing new under the sun for us, who have been in the industry for years, just new maybe to you the neophyte.  What we find is that companies and people like to put a new twist on things to repackage products to the novice, the newbie in the industry.   Vegan!...

18 Feb

Posted at 21:15h in Iron Oxides, Organic and Inorganic Pigments, Organic vs Inorganic Pigment, Public Information, Tattoo Inks, The Blog by

Pigments – Iron Oxides                   © There seems to be much confusion over the use of Organic and Inorganic pigments used for permanent cosmetic makeup application. There are 2 types of pigment colour ingredients used for permanent cosmetic makeup. 1. Iron Oxides (Inorganic) 2. Lakes (Organics) Over 95% of the major permanent cosmetic makeup pigment manufacturers use both Organic and Inorganic cosmetic colorants in their pigment. Permanent cosmetic application involves piercing the skin with single or multiple sterile needles utilizing various insoluble opaque oxides, lakes and iron oxide pigments to create a semi- permanent or permanent design or decoration. Why Use Iron Oxides and Lakes? Iron oxides used for permanent makeup pigments are...