Skin & Hand Disinfection

Hand and Skin Disinfection During Tattooing

To counteract pathogens and destroy germs, there are disinfectants. They reduce the load of pathogens and thus the risk of infection. They also reduce the risk of infection.

Hands, objects, and non-living surfaces transmit germs and thus promote infection. About 80 percent of infections occur through hand transmission.

Disinfectants work against bacteria, viruses, and fungi. It is important to consider the specific spectrum of activity when selecting a disinfectant.

There are special requirements for maximum effectiveness for each disinfectant.

Three basic rules must be met for infection protection to be reliable:

• The surfaces to be disinfected must be completely wetted.
• The exposure time must be adhered to.
• The recommended concentration of effectiveness must be used.

It is important to consider what purpose the disinfectant is intended to serve.

Distinctions are made between the following major areas of application:

• Hand and foot disinfection
• Surface disinfection
• Instrument disinfection

Although there are a vast number of disinfectants, the active ingredients are mostly the same. They are mostly alcohol.

Many small wounds occur during tattooing.

Before tattooing, the respective body part and the hands of the tattoo artist must be disinfected.

But it is equally important to clean the instruments and work surfaces well.

Skin disinfection, which is also essential during tattooing, must also be performed. The area to be tattooed must be disinfected beforehand. This is to prevent germs sitting on the skin surface from penetrating the tissue or bloodstream and causing infections.

Suitable disinfectants can be purchased in our Tattoo Supply Shop.

Hand Disinfection

Hand disinfection reduces transient skin flora.

Surgical hand disinfection results in a reduction of resident flora. This normally contains no viruses.

Only a few preparations are suitable for hygienic hand disinfection. They must promise virucidal efficacy but also be skin-friendly.

Therefore, alcohols are mostly used. They are water-soluble, have a broad spectrum of activity, dry quickly, and have favorable pharmacological-toxicological properties. However, their effectiveness against viruses is only given at high concentrations and is conditional.

Due to drying, skin irritations and allergies may occur.

For hand disinfection, fingers are spread, palms are placed together, and the fingers of one hand are interlocked with those of the other. The palms are rubbed together simultaneously with the agent.

Hand disinfection is legally prescribed for tattoo artists by the hygiene regulation.

During tattooing, hand disinfection occurs in the following situations:

• Before starting
• After finishing
• After contact with blood (or other body fluids)
• After touching contaminated objects or surfaces
• After removing protective gloves

On this page, you can purchase the appropriate disinfectant for Tattoo Supply or Tattoo Wholesale.

A skin and hand disinfectant with alcohol, for example, MyClean HB from our Tattoo Supply, is very skin-friendly.

The hand disinfectant Virohero 250ml can also be used. It is perfume-free and gentle on the hands. Or Sterillium 1000ml hand disinfectant solution. This is a ready-to-use spray solution for disinfection and cleaning of objects and surfaces. Sterillium has high material compatibility, dries quickly, has a practical exposure time, and is perfume-free.

Skin Disinfection

Skin antisepsis aims to prevent infectious diseases. It prevents the transmission of infection to skin, mucous membranes, and wounds. It serves to eliminate and kill transient germs and reduces resident flora.

During tattooing, the needle dipped in ink is stabbed into the skin at a frequency of about 10,000 times per minute. This naturally creates small wounds. Therefore, the skin must be thoroughly disinfected beforehand.

Just as importantly, the hands of the tattoo artist, the devices, and the accessories.

Skin disinfectants based on alcohol with a short exposure time of about 15 seconds are preferred.

If the skin is clean, it is sufficient to spray the agent with a pump spray bottle. After 15 seconds of exposure time, the alcohol has also evaporated.

The skin disinfectant must be dried before tattooing. Moreover, it should be ensured that the skin surface is not touched with unsterile instruments or hands afterwards.

In the Tattoo Supply Shop, there are numerous disinfectants.

For example, the skin and hand disinfectant from Tattoo Supply - with alcohol - MyClean HB. It is intended for external use on the skin in the course of surgical and hygienic hand disinfection.

Just like the skin disinfectant / skin antiseptic MyClean A. Made for skin disinfection before tattooing or piercing.

Also available are alcohol swabs from MaiMed in our Tattoo Supply. They are intended for cleaning the skin before subcutaneous injections and blood collections.

Also Important - Instrument and Surface Disinfection

Of course, surfaces and instruments must also be disinfected during tattooing. This is to achieve as germ-free a state as possible.

The instruments may have blood adhesions. After use, the instruments are placed in a properly dosed instrument disinfectant. The exposure time must be observed, only then is cleaning performed. Afterwards, the instruments are rinsed with tap water.

If the water quality is poor, distilled water is used.

Depending on the manufacturer's specifications, the disinfectant solution must be changed every twenty-four hours or after the maximum standing time. In the presence of visible contaminants brought into the solution, it must also be changed.

Hygiene regulations also regulate the disinfection of instruments.

As Tattoo Supply, suitable here from the Tattoo Supply Shop, for example, the instrument disinfection from MaiMed. It is used for the disinfection of medical instruments, has high material compatibility, is economical due to its low application concentration, and has a pleasant scent.

The Tattoo Needle Cleaner Oxxolon 250 ml from The Inked Army is also recommended. It has a corrosion protection inhibitor. The tattoo needles remain sharp longer. It also prevents the color bleed of bright colors and maintains the used gray tones. Plus, it is biodegradable.

The S8 Needle Cleaner 8oz Bottle is available for disinfecting needles in our Tattoo Supply Shop.

The instrument disinfectant - Helipur H plus N is also available here. It is formaldehyde-free, has high material compatibility, a pleasant scent. It is listed in the DGHM/VAH and in the IHO virucidal list.

Surface disinfection is also important during tattooing. Routine floor disinfection is not necessary unless secretions or blood reach the floor, then targeted surface disinfection must be applied. However, it is essential on work surfaces.

After tattooing, a sterile dressing should be used. And during treatment with wound and healing ointment and applying the cling film, care must be taken to ensure a germ-reduced approach.

Disinfection should not be underestimated. Especially during tattooing. Therefore, various disinfectants are offered in this Tattoo Supply Shop.

Which ones are available and which ones are suitable can be found in this article.