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If You Get A Tatto Can You Donate Blood? For most of us, living through a  global pandemic is unprecedented—unless you are old enough to recall the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918. As a result of the pandemic, inevitably we all know people who are near and dear to us who have been sick, and  many people are thinking about donating blood or plasma to help others who are in need to recover from their illness. Particularly now, due to Covid-19, the overall availability of  blood is lo

When is it Time for a Tattoo Touch-Up? If you color your hair or know someone who does, then the concept of a ‘touch up’ is already familiar to you when you see those dark roots or silver grey hairs starting to peek through. Think of tattoo touch-ups as the same idea—but not exactly.  Touching up a tattoo is pretty commonplace, even when your original tattoo is done by a highly reputable tattoo artist in a very legit studio. A touch up essentially is tattooing again over your existing t

The Least Painful Places To Get A Tattoo No pain, no gain—it’s a nice mantra for the gym when you need a little inspo and something to give yourself that extra push. But let’s be honest, no one scheduled for a new tattoo wants to be told it’s going to hurt—A LOT. We’re all grown-ups here, right? We realize there’s a certain amount of pain and discomfort to be expected with a tattoo, but if you have a pretty low threshold for pain, then you may want to consider where the LEAST painful s

When Can You Swim In Chlorine After A Tattoo Summertime means showing more skin, and let’s be honest— if you’ve got a new tattoo, it probably means you’re looking forward to showing it off when you’re at the pool or beach.  Sorry to disappoint, but in addition to the obvious dangers of exposing that pretty new tattoo to the sun, you need to be forewarned that chlorine isn't your friend either right now.  Although tattoo infections may be rare, if you do expose your new tattoo to

The Importance of Proper Hand Washing You’ve heard these words since you were old enough to wash our own hands, right? If you’re a parent, you may find yourself sounding like a broken record, repeating those same words to your own kids—all day, every day. If you work in the medical field, or you know someone who is, then you already know that frequent and proper hand washing is probably the single most powerful way to avoid spread of germs and disease. And now, during this COVID-19 crisis pand