FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHY HAVE COSMETIC TATTOO?

Cosmetic Tattoo will save you time and frustration, you look good twenty four hours a day and you don't need to wear conventional makeup! You can swim, sleep, perspire, have a sauna, play sport, wash your hair, eat and still look GREAT! It won't wash off and lasts for years. All the treatments are performed in hospital-grade conditions. The finest quality equipment is used and needles are individually packed in sterile blister packs. The needles are disposed of in a sharps container – EACH CLIENT HAS A NEW NEEDLE, NEW MACHINE ATTACHMENT AND NEW PRODUCT.

DOES IT HURT?

Yes, a little but the result far outweighs the pain. Everyone has a different tolerance to pain, some feel it more than others. We use topical anaesthetics, which can greatly reduce the pain and discomfort. Most clients describe it as an annoying scratching sensation on their skin.

WHAT ARE THE PIGMENT LOTIONS?

The pigment used is based on Iron Oxide, a safe non-reactive substance. The Pigment Lotions are specifically manufactured for implantation into human skin. Pigment Lotions are a powder, suspended in a solution of distilled water, and glycerine which results in a smooth, fine creamy liquid. There are over 60 base colours and more colours can be created by mixing colours together. We have Material Safety Data Sheets which list the exact contents of each colour we use. We create or select the colours as close to your requirements as possible. We use colours imported from reputable manufacturers in the USA, all tested and proven for over ten years. Product ingredients are listed on our bottles. Unlike conventional tattoo inks, Cosmetic Tattoo pigment colours have been created for using on the face and body, are strictly regulated, and are pre-mixed and sterilized.

WHO NEEDS COSMETIC TATTOO TREATMENTS?

EYEBROWS

People who have over-plucked the hairs from their eyebrows, have gaps or scars and the hair has not grown back, people suffering from Alopecia, people who have visual problems, or people just wanting a definite shape to their eyebrows. Colour is implanted to your desired shape framing the eyes with a beautiful defined brow. Everybody is meant to have eyebrows. Eyebrows frame the eyes. Colour can be implanted as in a solid look or hair like strokes for a softer result.

LIP LINER

People who have no definite lip shape, pale lips, sun damaged lips, uneven lips or lips that have lost their shape as a result of cold sores or injury, people who like a definite lip shape to emphasise or enlarge the mouth. Colour is implanted in a fine line on the outer edge of the lips, giving a lovely defined shape to the mouth. Lips are a sensuous feature of your face. Colour loss in all lip treatments is individual.

LIP BLENDING

Lip blending is blending the colour from the lip line onto the lips. This can be in the same colour to look natural and colour not obvious, also to fill in white areas where the lip line has been extended away from the natural lip line or to balance a crooked lip shape.

EYES

People with very pale pink eyes, oily skin causing makeup to smear, small eyes needing definition and shape, contact lens wearers, allergic eyes, people with poor eyesight, or people who like to wear eyeliner to enhance their eyes, who care about their appearance and want better public image twenty-four hours a day, no matter what they are doing. Top and bottom eye line can be fine or wide lines, tapered or dotted in between lashes, giving the eyes beautiful definition and makes eyelashes look thicker.

BEAUTY SPOTS

Enhance a freckle or create a beauty spot; make it a feature; very sexy and very fashionable, and looks natural, very popular even with men. Treatments are completed in one visit but we do like you to come back in four to six weeks for a final check up and any adjustments which are free of charge within six weeks.

IS IT PERMANENT?

Facial tattoo treatments can be permanent or semi-permanent. In some cases it has remained clear for over 12 years, facial tattoos generally hold their colour for between 3 – 6 years. Some people hold the colour more permanently, especially in the eye area. These treatments have only been performed and promoted in the Western world for around 14 years, and the length or minimum time the colours are lasting in the skin is still under consideration. It is recommended a touch up of colour should be done about every 2 years to keep the treatment as new.

CAN I GET LIP TATTOOS IF I HAVE COLD SORES?

f you have a history of cold sores, fever blisters or any type of sore on the lips you will have a recurrence after lip treatments. The virus always lies dormant in the skin and any trauma or stress will activate it. We recommend a course of anti cold sore treatment (such as Zovirax) at least one week prior to any lip procedure, and to continue treatment for one week post-procedure. If you have an active cold-sore, you cannot get a lip tattoo until it heals. Avoid nuts, cocoa powder, chocolate, peanut butter, brown rice, oats and other grains as these encourage herpes.

IS THERE ANYTHING I SHOULD TELL MY PRACTITIONER?

It is important to inform us if you are on medication, suffer from keloid scarring or have any medical problems. We need to know this prior to your treatment, so that we can put appropriate precautions in place.

HOW SHOULD I CARE FOR MY NEW TATTOO?

You will be given an after-care instruction sheet when you have your procedure. It is important that you follow these instructions, in order to achieve good final results. Long term, avoid extended sun exposure, and use sun block at all times to avoid fading. Retin-A and Glycolic Acid will also fade colour from all treatments. The healing time is minimal for all treatments. A small percentage of people do have some swelling, but work and all other activities can continue immediately.

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE ON THE SKIN?

It looks the same as your conventional make-up does, but slightly softer and more muted. The colour immediately after the treatment will be stronger and darker than your desires colour. You do lose approximately 20-40% of complete colour during the healing process within 4-14 days, excluding full lip colour, which can lose up to 70% during healing