Ultra Violet tattoos or blacklight tattoos are tattoos made with a special ink that is only visible under a blacklight. A Blacklight is a light that produces UltraViolet light. These are particularly popular at many music events.

Tattoos can be completely invisible in normal light, however scarring from the tattoo machine in the application process could remain, and still show. An Ultra Violet tattoo becomes visible under blacklight, when it glows in colors ranging from white to purple, depending on the ink chosen. Colored ink is also available, where the ink is visible in normal light, like a normal tattoo, but the ink will also glow vividly under UV light. However, some UV inks are not as bright under normal light as normal tattoo ink and are considered not as vibrant.

Is Blacklight Tattoo Ink safe?

In a nutshell, yes it is. Blacklight ink has been tested extensively over the past ten years, with no adverse reactions to it in over ten years by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the USA.

Things you want to know about ultra violet inks:

• UV inks contain NO phosphors
• UV inks are NOT radio active
• UV inks DO NOT contain EverGlow
• UV inks do NOT cause cancer
• The florescent dyes in UV inks are completely safe and are NON-carcinogenic, is human safe and does not spread or “blow out”
• The white (clear) ink does not discolor
• UV ink is being sold all over the world and is used almost everyday
• UV inks are UV sterilized