chatillion 71M
2286 posts
7/9/2014 6:19 pm
The Secret Tattoo...


While surfing the internet, I saw an interesting photo. The person had a tattoo that was only visible under an ultraviolet (black) light. Researching this, I learned the ink used can be found in many places like eBay and tattoo product suppliers. It's similar to the ink on money used to verify their authenticity and can be used as a temporary tattoo or 'inked' as a conventional tattoo.

This brings up a few thoughts...
A black light would be needed when the tattoo was inked. (duh...)
Until the skin healed, the needle (scab) marks would be highly visible... and then there would probably be some signs of scarring.

A Google search brought up photos, new stories for this hot new trend and advertisements for studios who specialize in invisible tattoos.

Why would someone want an invisible tattoo?
It appears to be a trend for who want to keep tattoos secret from their parents. Maybe tattoos aren't the right things for your corporate life. When you are in a disco, it's a different world.

In the world of espionage I see it as top level security clearance. ID and badges could easily be forged. Hidden tattoos would take a long time to figure out and longer to crack.

chatillion 71M
1569 posts
7/10/2014 12:51 pm

I'm not allowed to post the links here but there are some beautiful (and dramatic) neon colors only visible by black light. Everything has a purpose.