It’s a simple object about the size of a modern pen: two parallel cactus spines, stained black at the tips and lashed with split yucca leaves to an 89mm (3.5-inch) handle of skunkbrush sumac. But its ...

But it's not just that ink is capable of reaching the body's lymph nodes, as researchers previously revealed. Tattoo needles – even new ones – also may be playing a role. Tattoo needles typically are ...

Tattoo and body piercing studios will be required to use to single-use needles and "single-use ink" under a law recently signed by the governor. The one-time use of needles has been an industry ...

ALBANY – It will soon be one needle – and only one needle – per customer at New York tattoo and body piercing shops. Gov. Cuomo signed legislation Friday that requires tattoo and body piercing shops ...

With 205 booths, most featuring on-site tattooing, the 2019 New Orleans Tattoo Arts Convention isn’t for those with qualms about witnessing pain and a little leaking blood. But the buzzing needles, ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- In San Francisco, there's a tattoo shop that's changing the landscape for tattoo enthusiasts and cancer patients, alike. "I think it's really exciting to be at the cutting edge of ...

He draws the line at this ask. The artist explained he is leery of people who come to him seeking a tattoo in such a visible spot when they don’t have “a single tattoo anywhere else.” “I can’t even ...