UV tattoos use a fluorescent dye, which means the tattoo only appears under UV light. There is little evidence on whether UV tattoo ink is safe for human skin. UV tattoos, also known as black light ...

Scientists in Germany have developed three different tattoo dyes that change color based on the levels of certain health markers in the blood. Scientists are developing color-changing inks that may ...

Black light tattoos were becoming increasingly popular, especially with the younger generation in 2004.Safety concerns over those kinds of tattoos were in the spotlight after the Food and Drug ...

Tattoos are forever, right? Well, maybe not like we once thought. You can get them removed (though laser tattoo removal is nothing to scoff at), get an ephemeral tattoo that fades in a few years, or ...

Tattoos are fast becoming more than just a means of self-expression: soon they could be used for more practical applications, like tracking blood alcohol levels or turning the skin into a touchscreen.

When it comes to getting a black light tattoo, there are many things to consider beyond placement and design. In fact, there's almost a checklist that you need to go through to make sure that this ...

Tattoos may have been a practice since Neolithic times, but it's only recently that they've become ultra-trendy, thanks to the rise of teeny, tiny tattoos and more relaxed work environments. The ...