Rachel Feltman: Nearly a third of U.S. adults have tattoos, so plenty of you listeners can probably rattle off the basic guidelines of tattoo safety: Make sure you go to a reputable tattoo artist who ...

No shade to black, but it’s the most popular and traditional ink color for tattoos — so if you’re looking to stand out or spice up your body art collection, consider trying red ink. If Kylie Jenner ...

Mad scientist kind of moments happen fairly often for nanoengineer Carson Bruns. A few months ago in his lab at the University of Colorado Boulder, he tested his latest invention on his own arm and ...

Considering that about one in three Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 have tattoos, you’d think we would know a lot about the ink used for tattooing, but the material is surprisingly unregulated ...

Have no fear: This tattoo ink is made to disappear. Tattoo parlors are a dime a dozen in alternative-friendly Williamsburg, but a new spot stands out for its promise of semi-permanent designs. Welcome ...

The Food and Drug Administration has been warning for years that some tattoo inks are brimming with bacteria—a large assortment that, when injected into your skin, can cause inflammatory reactions, ...

The contaminated tattoo inks can "cause infections and lead to serious health injuries," the FDA warned on Wednesday Certain types of tattoo inks have been recalled after the Food and Drug ...