| For thousands of years people have been doing | | | | If you choose to do tattoos at home, you really should |
| tattoos on each other. The early tattoos were done | | | | buy a quality tattooing kit. You should also learn all you |
| with rudimentary devices such as porcupine needles, | | | | can about sterilization of the equipment before |
| sharpened pieces of bone, and cactus needles. As | | | | attempting to do your first tattoo. You should never |
| with any type of art form, many of the tattoos turned | | | | under any circumstance reuse tattooing needles. Even |
| out very good but just as many or more turned out | | | | if you are doing the tattoo on yourself and using the |
| very poorly. These days it's also very popular to do at | | | | same needle on yourself over and over you could get |
| home tattoos. Common devices used for at home | | | | sick. While you are unlikely to transmit any blood borne |
| tattoos are sewing needles and homemade tatoo | | | | diseases to yourself using the same needle that you |
| guns made up of tiny Electric Motors and batteries. | | | | have previously used on yourself, the probability of |
| These homemade devices are fully capable of making | | | | getting an infection from using the same needle is very |
| tattoos but the results are often very unfavorable. | | | | high. |
| Several companies manufacture tattooing kits. When | | | | Always wear surgical grade rubber gloves to protect |
| you purchase these kits, you will get a good quality | | | | yourself from other blood borne pathogens. If it's also a |
| tattoo gun, sterilized needles, black and colored inks, | | | | good idea to wear a mask especially if you are |
| stencils and instructions. Some of them even come | | | | contagious from a recent illness. |
| with dvds explaining how to do tatoo properly. The | | | | Use proper safety precautions, follow the instructions, |
| quality of their guns provided in the tattooing kits is | | | | take your time, and you will have a much better |
| much higher than anything that you could make it | | | | chance of producing a good quality tattoo. |
| home. | | | | |