I wanted to just address something that we are asked regularly by clients. The question ‘Do you use vegan inks?’
The answer in short is yes we do. Most tattoo inks are now vegan and certainly all the brands we use at Black Moon are.
So, we could just leave it there and let people make the assumption that because we use vegan friendly ink, that means that the tattooing process is vegan also.
However, tattoo artists do also use many disposable items such as Vaseline, cling film, carbon paper, various plastic items such as our disposable razors, cartridges, soaps and balms as well as products that contain things like beeswax, lanolin and honey – or occasionally even glycerine which are not technically vegan. Additionally, some products in the process may be made by companies that do not produce items in a manner which is not strictly vegan.
Some of these things are items that many of our vegan customers (and there are a lot) are happy to ‘overlook’ because they are necessary in order to do a tattoo, however some vegans seek out studios that make an effort to source alternative ‘vegan friendly’ versions of these things. However, they are often very difficult to get hold of and much more expensive so many studios cannot maintain this ethical standard 100% of the time.
If you are searching for strictly vegan studios there is a really useful site here:
http://vegantattoostudios.com
So you see it isn’t a simple yes or not; really it isn’t just about the inks, there are tons of products to consider when deciding if the studio you use is a completely vegan one.
There is some really good info online about the various products we use on a daily basis which are not necessarily completely vegan, we do source products that are cruelty free, from ethical companies but sadly ‘strictly vegan’ is not always possible in this industry.
Vegan Society – tattoos
As a studio, we are happy to discuss any concerns you have about products we use and would also be completely happy for anyone wanting to replace any of these products with a vegan alternative to get in contact, so they can purchase these items in advance and eliminate anything that isn’t strictly vegan such as Vaseline or razors etc.
We look forward to helping you to make your tattoo exactly what you want.
You can email enquiries@blackmoontattoos.com or call us on 01373464699 for more info.
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