> I wouldn't worry about toxicity too much - the actual dosage is really low, and a lot less of the pigment makes its way into your blood than you think. Exact

> I wouldn't worry about toxicity too much - the actual dosage is really low, and a lot less of the pigment makes its way into your blood than you think. Exactly. If it did, the tattoo would fade, after all. Perhaps some makes it through during the process but if it's done well there isn't much contact with the bloodstream. > Also, as far as regret goes, if you let an artist who does art you like do something for you, you won't regret engaging them. You can get something on your thigh, for example, that is rarely visible. Exactly, for me that regret worked the opposite way. I had one put on my shoulder and it's usually not visible at work (I work in IT so I always wear a T-shirt). I regret this now :) Next time I'll get one on my lower arm so it's always visible. I used to live in Ireland where they had this weird prejudice about tattoos but where I live now in Spain it's super common. More than 1/3rd of people have visible tattoos (and I mean visible on the street!). Even in a high-class restaurant we had a waitress who was covered in (beautiful) tattoos. It's so normal here, it's amazing <3