IMax Tattoo Blog - Could you tell me if your inks are vegan?

We are getting more and more questions demanding if our tattoo inks are vegan so I thought it would be nice to share this with you all.

Typical questions are: Could you tell me if your inks are vegan (containing no animal product)? I see they contain glycerin but is that plant or animal based? Hi, my name is …. and I am from Germany. For about 2 1/2 years I live the vegan lifestyle. That means, that I don’t consume or use any kind of animal products (e.g. meat, dairy products, eggs, wool, fur, leather,…). This abandonment includes even substances which are not identifiable at first view or animal experiments. Now, I want to get inked for the second time and I asked my tattoo artist which color he uses and if the color is vegan. He couldn’t answer my question but tells me the name of the color he works with.

So here are my questions to you:

1.Of which ingredients consists your colors?

2.Do you use any kind of animal products while producing the tattoo ink?

3.Where does the glycerin comes from? Does it come from animals or is it of vegetable origin?

4.Do you order animal experiments for your colors?

There are no animal products or animal by products in the I Max Tattoo Inks or in the I Max micropigmentation PMU pigments. The inks may contain a bit of glycerin of non animal origin, the glycerin is USP; KOSHER; vegetable base. IMax Inks/pigments conforms to the EU Resolution ResAP(2008)1 on tattoo inks. Ingredients are listed on the product label that can be found on each bottle. A copy of the MSDS with ingredients can be requested to the tattoo artist using our products or directly to I Max International. We do not order animal experiments for our colors. All our inks/pigments have been tested by an independent lab. CTL® GmbH Bielefeld and are made with the purest ingredients. I Max brands includes: Makkuro Sumi Blacks, Universal Blacks, Cobra Inks, Flashing Colors, Glam Colors, Pure Colors. Check imaxshop.com for further information.