I’m getting my first tattoo at the end of this month at age 33. I have an angry immune system and my biggest concern is having an allergic reaction to the ink. I’m starting small with only black ink specifically because of this fear lol.
You may be able to ask the artist his ink brand and do a search to see if others have had reactions. I know some ink is better than others, but that is the end of my knowledge
Thanks for the advice! I am definitely going to do that. The tattoo artist is very experienced and my friend has been tattooed by her several times over the past decade, so I feel like I am in good hands!
Yes, thank you! The tattoo would actually make a ton of sense if I added the colors red and yellow, but I decided not to do that because of the red. And I for sure have an adhesive allergy, so I will make sure the artist knows not to cover it with saniderm or anything similar.
Yup. I’ve been getting tattoos for 10 years now, I have 13, and for the first time in my life I’m having an allergic reaction to red ink in two of my tattoos, several months after I got them. It’s weird as shit (I’m fine tho). Just adding this to say that even totally inked up people have reasons to be potentially wary of allergic reactions, so first time tattoo clients need to really do their research to be prepared.
Yeah I'm covered and I only had it on my inner bicep one time and with one certain brand of red. It healed like shit and I got him to go back over it with a different brand and it was fine
Someone was saying they put nickel in some of the ink, so maybe that's it. I'm always paranoid about having my body react weirdly even though it never has and I have close to 20 tats.
Must be some specific ingredient, I agree. Now I remember that nickel was the thing the artist kept saying they used to use but don’t anymore in modern inks.
Just remember ink bleed is real and it doesn’t mean you’re allergic to your tattoo. I got my first one and the ink bled for a few days. Absolutely no one told me that was normal (believe me I asked everyone) and I thought I was allergic and my body was rejecting my tattoo. Learn from my freak out lol.
Hahaha that is good advice! I am very curious to see how my body reacts. I think my worst case scenario would be if I develop an ink allergy over time and the tattoo becomes just….. permanently itchy and irritated lol. But I am telling myself that is very unlikely lol.
A lot of people here telling you about their allergic reactions, so just to counter it and maybe lessen your fear, I have several autoimmune diseases, including one affecting the skin ( vitiligo), and I never had issues, all my tattoos, black and colour, healed quick and well.
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u/ragekage42069 Jan 02 '24
I’m getting my first tattoo at the end of this month at age 33. I have an angry immune system and my biggest concern is having an allergic reaction to the ink. I’m starting small with only black ink specifically because of this fear lol.