![]() This is confused by the fact some UV tattoo inks have been approved by the FDA for food-related purposes such as marking food animals like fish and pigs. Claims made that UV tattoo ink is "FDA Approved" when used for tattooing humans appear to be fraudulent. No tattoo inks have ever been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration because the FDA "has not traditionally regulated tattoo inks or the pigments used in them". Blue UV inks are known to yellow or turn slightly brown with sun exposure. ![]() For UV tattoos this may mean the tattoo becomes more visible under visible light or may not glow in black lighting. Due to the mixing of visible and UV pigments the resulting color is not as vibrant in either lighting situation as a dedicated ink.ĭamage to the compounds in tattoo ink cause the color of the resulting tattoo to change over time. A UV tattoo becomes visible under blacklight, when it fluoresces in colors ranging from white to purple, depending upon the ink chosen.Ĭolored inks are also available, where the ink is visible in normal light (as with a regular tattoo) and the ink will glow vividly under UV light. Smaller tattoos will be easier to recognize as tattoos, while larger tattoos are more likely to be recognized as a scar at first glance. Īlthough UV tattoos are sometimes considered invisible in normal light, scarring produced by the tattoo machine in the application process will remain, and therefore still show. UV tattoos are particularly popular in the raver community for their distinctive appearance. Therefore, they have found popularity with people seeking a subtler tattoo. Depending upon the ink used a UV tattoo can be nearly invisible when illuminated only by light within the visible spectrum. UV tattoos or blacklight tattoos are tattoos made with dyes that fluoresce visibly under a blacklight or other ultraviolet light source, similar to fluorescein or rhodamine. ![]() UV tattoo on a hand illuminated under a blacklight ![]()
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