Just when you thought you had seen it all. While realistic and ever so complex tattoos are growing in popularity, UV ink has shattered the idea of what’s truly possible with glowing admiration.

Invisible UV ink is fooling society left and right.

Concealed under the cover of daylight, this ink style takes party and business to a whole new level.

Though, in reality, it’s more about the possibilities at hand and less about what your boss thinks.

When it comes to tattoos that glow in the dark, you have options.

First, invisible UV ink, which leaves a slightly raised red mark on the skin, or colored UV ink, which enhances already visible artwork.

How does it work:

For starters, without toxic chemicals or compounds. It’s important to note that phosphor is what produces the radiation of visible light after it has been energized. Unfortunately, phosphors aren’t approved by the FDA for use in tattoos and for a good reason: They’ve been labeled as cancer causing substances.

Additionally, you’d need a radioactive substance in order to increase the level of light and energy retained for a true bright tattoo.

To solve this problem, the tattoo industry has introduced UV Blacklight reactive tattoo ink. It features florescent pigments that react when put near the high energetic ultraviolet light given off by a blacklight. These florescent material absorb the UV rays, re-emit them, and in the process, produce emissions which give off a longer wavelength for that remarkable glowing appearance.

Should you get one

That’s really up to you to decide, however you should still know this:

The FDA doesn’t regulate tattoo inks, nor UV tattoo inks specifically. That doesn’t mean their unsafe, it just means if any artist ever says it’s FDA approved, it’s not. Run out the door and go to a shop that will tell you the truth on honest terms.