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Barber DTS
4 years
Hello, thank you for your question. No, you do not get a Tattoo Licence by just completing an apprenticeship. It (fortunately) doesn’t work like that. Licences are granted by your local council and the criteria tends to differentiate town to town, city by city and certainly country to country. A tattoo apprenticeship is a long process which requires hard work, dedication and a ....
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Submitted by: Phil
4 years ago
Lianne Moule
4 years
In my opinion Eternal Ink is one of the best brands on the market. This is because of their years of expertise, constantly re-evaluating and re-assessing over the years to make the inks the best they possibly can be. I've found the pigments are consistently strong throughout the batches, the quality control of Eternal Ink ensures this consistency (one of the reasons I like to use this brand). I've....
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Submitted by: Jason
4 years ago
Barber DTS
4 years
Hello, thank you for your question. At the moment our most popular tattoo cartridges are the  TATSoul Envy Gen 2s. The Gen 2 carts are priced lower than most top-rated cartridge brands but are generally equal or better in quality. Other very common tattoo carts are ....
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Barber DTS
4 years
Hello, thank you for your question. In terms of ratings, we’d recommend TATSoul Furniture. TATSoul have been pioneering advances in tattoo furniture for many years now. Thousands of tattoo studios around the world are kitted out with TATSoul furniture from client chairs to artist chairs, armrests to stoo....
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Submitted by: MR GLENN CHANDLER
4 years ago
Barber DTS
4 years
Hello, thank you for your question. Inkjet ink is only to be used with the EPSON Eco Tank range of printers. Our suggested compatible models are ET-2750, ET-2700, ET-2650 and ET-2600. We do not sell these however, so you’ll generally find the best prices via a few quick Google searches. Amazon and Currys tend to have the best prices and stock availability. More help can be foun....
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Submitted by: Sam McDermott
4 years ago
Barber DTS
4 years
Hello, thank you for your question. The best answer we can give you is to refer to your professional tattoo artist. They will generally know which aftercare product and method works best to heal their work. Bepanthen Ointment is by far the most popular product used for tattoo aftercare. Even though it is not neces....
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Submitted by: Skinzmatt
4 years ago
Barber DTS
4 years
Hello, thank you for your question. At Barber DTS, we only stock tattoo ink from well-known, licensed ink manufactures. All of our ink is either pre-sterilised before it reaches us or we send it off ourselves to be sterilised before it hits the shelves. The sterilisation method used is Gamma Radiation which destroys any bacteria within the ink. We carry sterilisation certificates for all ....
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Submitted by: JonH
4 years ago
Barber DTS
4 years
Hello, thank you for your question. We have listed below the main ink brands we sell that are listed as Vegan by the manufacturers.  Eternal Ink Nocturnal Tattoo Ink
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Submitted by: Gem_x
4 years ago
Barber DTS
4 years
Hello, thank you for your question. Short answer, no we do not. It is illegal for companies without a pharmaceutical license to sell any form of numbing cream for tattoos. We do stock a variety of soothing, skin calming products such as Hustle Butter Deluxe® thanks to its papaya, coconut and shea butter ingredi....
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Submitted by: Leetatt
4 years ago
Barber DTS
4 years
Hello, thank you for your question. It just so happens we have an article that will help you with this! Please find our Rotary vs Coil page. It goes into depth of the inner workings of both coil and rotary machines as well as listing the pros and cons to help you make your decision.
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