How to Tattoo Yourself

The safest way to get tattooed is to visit a professional tattoo artist. You will not only get a superb tattoo but also remain protected from undesirable consequences such as infection. Therefore, try your level best to get a tattoo on yourself done from a tattoo parlor. If due to any reason, you wish to tattoo yourself, the present article may help you to some extent. It gives you all the basic instructions to tattoo yourself. Strictly follow the safety measures suggested in the following account to prevent infection of the tattooed spot by bacteria, fungi, etc.

How to Tattoo Yourself with a Needle

The first step to tattoo yourself with a tattoo gun or with a needle is to spend some time thinking whether you really want to have a tattoo on your body. If you have any doubts, consider waiting till you make up your mind completely. In case you are all prepared to have a tattoo on some of your body part, proceed with the next steps. Choose a spot which you can reach easily and does not have many veins. Choose a design. You may refer to books or websites on tattoo to get a design. You may even use your own cool tattoo ideas to make a tattoo design. The second option is always recommendable as it will give you an opportunity to inscribe what you want to see and show.

Take a sewing needle, hand sanitizer or a good quality anti-bacterial soap, a tape, a pencil, thread, a bandage, lotion and acrylic paint. Most importantly, choose a day when you are at home and have lot of time to spend on this tattooing experiment. You may use surgical ink instead of acrylic paint for better safety. Having a bandage or antiseptic lotion is not mandatory but is always advisable as it makes the entire procedure run with comfort and assurance.

Take a bowl of water and heat it to bring it to boil. Put the needle into the boiling water for about 6-7 minutes. This will sterilize the needle. Bind the sterilized needle with the pencil by threading them together. Make sure that the needle and pencil are firmly attached together. The pointed end of the needle should be sticking about a centimeter off the eraser edge of the pencil. Wrap a required length of duct tape around the needle and pencil. This will keep both the stuffs in place. Now, dip the needle tip in the sanitizing lotion.

Wash your hands with the anti-bacterial soap, and then use sanitizer. Wipe the spot with the sanitizer. Rub a small amount of lotion on the spot. Draw the design on the spot with the pen. Make sure that its ink is safe for usage or else use surgical ink. Poke the ink from the pen under your skin by running needle on the design. You will have to poke on the design several times. Do not do it very hard. You are supposed to poke not stab on the spot. With this step, you are done with the process of tattooing yourself. You may notice some bleeding from the spot. Get a square of tissue paper to dab the blood off. Apply the sanitizer to prevent infection. Wipe the excess of it with the tissue paper. Cover the spot with the bandage.

When the tattoo wound heals, scabs may form during the tattoo healing process. Do not pick them as they can lead to infection and can distort the quality of the tattoo. Tattoo is permanent. By following the instructions on how to tattoo yourself at home and tattoo aftercare, you will get a tattoo for your entire life. So, think properly before having it as it will remain there on your body for life.