Although we’re called Body
Shock, it takes quite a bit to shock us- especially when it comes to news about
tattoos and piercings.
However, while browsing our
news feeds we came across a slightly weird-yet-interesting story which did
initially make our jaws drop… and we’re still unsure what we think about it!
The story in question looks
at a new form of tattoo ink…. made from human hair.
Taking “I Love You” To Another Level
Now, we’re all for people getting commemorative tattoos of their loved ones. In fact it’s your body and we fully agree that it’s up to the person what they have tattooed on their body.
This new tattoo ink- which
could be available as soon as January 2016- takes personal tattoos to a whole
new level by using what they refer to as “human genetic material” in the ink.
we’re not quite sure how comfortable we are with someone’s hair being injected
into our skin, however.
The Human Hair Ink
The inventor of this weird-yet-wonderful tattoo ink is a 54 year old man called Andreas Wampl from Switzerland. His tattoo ink takes the carbon from a strand of hair and mixes it into the tattoo ink.
He hopes that more people
will appreciate the intimate connection that these tattoos will bring to
people, even going so far as to committing his skin to being the first to receiving
a hair ink tattoo. He says "I am quite exited to receive this tattoo, but
also it is a strange feeling - the fact, that I will have my children visible
and physical in me."
The Future of Personal Tattoos?
So, is this the future of personal tattooing? Will you me able to really have your spouse with you always in the form of your tattoo dedication to them?
With the expected price of the ink to be around £600 per 15ml, we’re not too sure how popular this will be amongst tattoo artists. Let’s face it, you won’t want to be tattooed with the “human genetic material” of someone you don’t know if the original tattoo didn’t use all the ink!
The process will include
receiving a collection box which you will place the hair you want in the ink
into and then ship it off to Wampl’s business, Skin 46 in Switzerland who will
make your personal ink for you.
As we say, we aren’t
completely sold on the idea- it just seems a little too out there for us. We
think we’ll stick to stocking professional inks such as dynamic tattoo ink
instead.
If you are a professional tattoo artist and aren’t ready to commit to the hair ink idea either, you can contact us today on 01922 744088 or head over to our Facebook and Twitter pages to keep up to date with our latest news.
