Artists' Corner — tattoo research

"It's strange. You almost feel that, how are you only allowed to use certain inks?" expresses Matt Knopp, owner of Tattoo Paradise in Washington, D.C. He questions the rationale behind the restrictions imposed on tattoo inks, particularly when he has been using them without issue in the United States.

Unveiling the myth of metallic tattoo inks: from its theoretical possibility, the challenges of cost and safety concerns, to the current reality - why genuine metallic tattoo ink remains an elusive dream.