| Basic Shop Hygiene A tattoo shop should
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| | hollow of the needle tips, it must be put
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| be completely cleaned and disinfected
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| | through strict sterilization processes
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| every day, with special attention being
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| | including the autoclave. The tubes are
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| given to the sterilization room and
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| | first cleaned and disinfected with the
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| tattoo area. All sterilization equipment
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| | ultrasound machine, then packed into
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| should be cleaned down with alcohol and
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| | autoclave bags, sealed and sterilized
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| once a week stripped and cleaned from top
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| | using the autoclave. Look for the little
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| to bottom. Sterilization Equipment
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| | colored indicator marks on the autoclave
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| Autoclave The autoclave is one of the
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| | bags that confirms that the equipment is
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| most important pieces of hardware in a
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| | actually sterilized. Needles and bars New
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| tattoo shop, and it is vital to possess
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| | needles are soldered to bars and then put
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| this machine before tattooing
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| | through the sterilization process before
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| professionally. All tattoo and piercing
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| | being used. Used needles are burnt off
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| equipment that is not disposable must go
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| | the bars and disposed of in a toxic waste
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| through the autoclave after having gone
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| | bin immediately after the realization of
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| through a series of pre autoclave
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| | a tattoo. The bars should then be
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| processes. You can find autoclaves in
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| | sterilized to be made ready for the
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| places like dental clinics and hospitals.
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| | soldering of new needles. After soldering
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| What is an autoclave? Basically an
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| | the needles to the bars, the needle set
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| autoclave sterilizes materials with
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| | should again be packed into autoclave
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| pressurized steam at very high
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| | bags and processed in the autoclave
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| temperatures. Depending on the type of
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| | again. The needles, once opened from
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| autoclave, the sterilizing cycles can
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| | their autoclave bags, must not be placed
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| vary in the duration, but on average can
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| | on non sanitized surfaces. The artist
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| take between 15 - 30 minutes or so. All
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| | should NOT set the needle down on the
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| autoclaves must be inspected regularly
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| | table, or, heaven forbid, DROP THE NEEDLE
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| and periodically spore tested. According
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| | ON THE FLOOR!!! If this happens, insist
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| to the Alliance of Professional
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| | they open a new needle. Work tables After
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| Tattooists, USA, the autoclave is the
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| | each tattoo, the artist's work tables
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| only acceptable means of equipment
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| | should be disinfected with an
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| sterilization in the tattoo shop. If the
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| | antibacterial and virus product before a
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| shop does not use an autoclave, do not
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| | new tattoo. Ink & Ink Caps Every
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| get tattooed there. Shops should keep
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| | client gets their own pot(s) of ink and
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| regular records of their autoclave use
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| | all used pots and unused ink are disposed
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| and testing. Ask to see them if you feel
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| | of after the tattoo. Gloves Gloves are
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| uncertain Ultrasound The ultrasound
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| | very important in a tattoo studio.
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| machine is a pre autoclave process and is
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| | Normally 2 types are gloves are used,
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| used to finely clean down the specific
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| | i.e. natural latex gloves and nitrile
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| equipment like tubes and newly soldered
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| | gloves. The color of the gloves is
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| needles and bars. Immediately after a
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| | immaterial. However they must be the
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| tattoo, the disposables like needles, ink
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| | right size so that the artist does not
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| caps, unused inks etc are carefully
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| | risk puncturing the gloves. The artist
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| packed and disposed. Other equipment like
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| | must wash their hands prior to putting on
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| needle tubes and tips are put into the
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| | their gloves, preferably with an
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| ultrasound machine and cleaned and
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| | anti-bacterial / antiseptic hand wash.
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| disinfected with an antibacterial /
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| | Once they put their gloves on, they
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| cleaning agent. Then they are thoroughly
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| | should not touch anything other than your
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| rinsed and dried, and packed into
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| | skin, the needles, and the tattoo
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| autoclave bags and put into the autoclave
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| | equipment. They should not be filling out
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| for its sterilization cycle. Tattoo
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| | receipts beforehand, or answering the
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| Equipment Tattoo Machines All tattoo
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| | phone--unless these have been wiped clean
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| artists and tattooists normally have 3 or
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| | beforehand. Razors If the artist needs to
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| more machines. After used they are
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| | shave your skin before applying the
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| cleaned down with alcohol or with some
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| | stencil, check and make sure that he is
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| kind of anti-bacteria or virus product.
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| | using disposable razors. A risk of
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| Needle Tubes & Grips Tubes &
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| | serious disease infection can occur
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| grips are what the needle and bar run
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| | whenever a razor is used because of the
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| through and come into direct contact with
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| | skin abrasion that occurs during shaving.
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| blood, plasma and penetrated skin. This
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| | Spray bottles The spray bottle the artist
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| piece of equipment is either made of
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| | uses on your skin should be disinfected
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| surgical or stainless steel and is always
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| | between customers, or some kind of
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| reused due to the cost. However since
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| | protective film such as Saran Wrap should
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| blood and pathogens can get lodged in the
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| | be used.
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