If a plastic wrap is used, you should replace it regularly to ensure the area can get air and can breathe. The tattoo should be kept clean and moisturized throughout the healing process. Usually tattooed on throats, forearms and calves, these trajvas were extremely painful and made to test the resilience of the members of the tribe who got them on their bodies. To ensure a long-lasting stick and poke done with India ink, proper aftercare instructions should be followed. EDIT: Hey Guys I realize now the picture is a spray gun, but the ink is India ink so it is still safe for skin The dabs are all to be funny, not to be seri. Ink, like the ink from your pen, is not sterile and can be highly toxic. Do not use just any old ink for your stick and poke. ![]() ![]() The pigment is made by mixing soot with tannin from the bark of trees and is applied with a single needle from a gourd bowl. Joe Raedle/Getty Images News/Getty Images. These tattoos originate from tribes in northwestern Indian states like Rajasthan and Gujarat and feature motifs like scorpions, snakes and camels. Some of the most common markings on the India Ink Archive are the ‘trajva’ designs. Tattoo Inks also use carriers which when used correctly will help fight infection, s. ![]() Dyes can be caustic and do serious damage to your skin and lymphatic system. Alongside, people’s inclination to study their region or tribe’s tattoos increased and curious about these patterns, they even started replicating these motifs on their bodies. Tattoo inks are created with pigments, pen inks are created with dyes. Soon enough stories started to roll in at a steady pace and the page kept growing. “As people reached out to me with pictures of traditional motifs they noticed on their grandparents or people around them, I thought why don’t I just create a space where people could submit their stories and photos of traditional tattoos they saw and obviously with the other person’s consent.”
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