Sharp Needles mean Less Pain
The sharper the needle (generally), the less pain will be felt by the customer, since a sharper needle will go through the tissue with less resistance and tearing.
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Professional Body Piercing tips, info and insights for body piercings of all kinds.
How to Get Started as a Body Piercer
The demand for professional body piercers has never been greater than now. The question we get many times here at the Body Piercing News is ‘How Do I Get Started?’
The Independent Tattoo Artist
“…we know you are there and we know the struggles you endure daily to purchase your tattoo and body piercing supplies without the bulk buying power of a shop. We also know that you are slandered by the local shops around you and deemed ‘scratchers’ even though those that are calling you that started out as ‘scratchers’ themselves…”
Cool or Fool: Tattooed Eyeball
“The effects of injected ink (not to mention the pain involved) as well as the use of body piercing supplies or tattoo machinery around the eye is almost always going to be detrimental to you…”
Where to get body piercing supplies
“…having the right tool at the time of the tattoo or piercing is crucial to your success. Don’t be caught off-guard in the middle of a procedure. Stock up and always have back-ups for your most important tools…”
Micro-dermal implants: More trouble than they’re worth?
“However, either to avoid the higher cost of dermals (as opposed to needles) or because of ignorance, many dermal implants are done with needles (where the hole is stretched and manipulated by the needle) or worse, scalpels…”
An Open Letter To Tattoo Shop Owners: Don’t Be Hypocrites
“The old way of learning how to tat or pierce was that you would go under the wing (more like armpit if you ask me) of a shop artist who would teach you how to do it. What you mostly learned was how to clean up, take out trash, dispose of bloody needles and towels, etc. etc. If you were lucky, after about 6 months of this slave labor…”
Cool or Fool: Peek-A-Tongue?
“Stretching your lower lip down to your chin will certainly make you stand out, but it can also cause problems when against the bone of the chin, as well as cause ‘leakage’ from saliva or food debris while chewing…”
The Big Tattoo Myth
“The truth is, there is no such thing as a tattoo license, and if there were, most of the artists that are misinforming other artists would not qualify to get one. Next time you are told you need a ‘license’ to purchase tattoo supplies or equipment, ask the person who is telling you to show you their license.”
Is Body Piercing an Art?
“For a body piercing to be considered ‘art’ it might be when a piercer has reached the point of such mastery in their career that the piercing goes quickly, with no hesitation, and minimal (or no) pain felt by the customer. When you have reached that point in your piercing experience, you have attained the level of mastery and are a true master piercer…”