When properly used, autoclaves are an important part of any tattoo shop's overall sanitation program to keep both customers and artists safe from potential infections. An autoclave is a pressurized device designed to heat aqueous solutions above their boiling point to achieve sterilization. It was invented by Charles Chamberland in 1879. The term autoclave is also used to describe an industrial machine in which elevated temperature and...

Hygiene The properly equipped Tattoo Studios|tattoo studio will use biohazard containers for objects that have come into contact with blood or bodily fluids , sharps containers for old needles , and an Autoclaves|autoclave for sterilizing tools. Certain jurisdictions also require studios by law to have a sink in the work area supplied with both hot and cold water. Proper hygiene requires a body modification artist to wash his or her...

Tattoo equipment ranges from products for sanitation and hygiene like Autoclaves|autoclaves, to the actual tools used for tattooing such as the Tattoo Machines|tattoo machines themselves, and Tattoo Needles|tattoo needles. There are also many products for Tattoo Care|aftercare and healing available on the market.