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In Georgia, the requirements for obtaining a Tattoo License or Body Artist License vary greatly in price and documentation from county to county, and sometimes from city to city within the same county. Please check with your local environmental health department and municipality on the exact requests for your area in the State of Georgia.As a rule, in most counties, the first step is to file a complete written application and submit it along with...

In the United States of America, the use of anesthetics by injection or in high potency formulas is regulated by the Food Drug Administration (FDA) and is restricted to health care professionals such as medical doctors, dentists and nurses.Numbing creams or topicals are the “anesthetics” available to permanent makeup and tattooing professionals in the USA. They are considered over the counter (OTC) by the FDA. These OTC numbing creams have a maxi...

Did you know that if you are a Florida non-resident you can apply for a Florida Guest Tattoo Artist License?But what is this GUEST license exactly?It’s a license that allows Florida non-residents to be able to work in Florida for up to 14 consecutive days. However, you must have an active and acceptable tattoo license/registration/certification issued from a jurisdiction outside of Florida, i.e., from one of the “qualified” States listed below.Th...

PMUs and Body Tattooing technicians know well the importance of routine hygiene procedures before and after every single client.But since after the Coronavirus pandemic, we came to the realization that now more than ever, we will have to be more diligent about the risks of contamination of airborne viruses, fungi, bacteria and the like while handling our PMU and tattooing instruments so we can better protect us, our families, and specially, our c...

Even though permanent makeup has been around forever, it is just now that is has caught wide attention since some Hollywood stars have adapted to the new big and bold or hyper-realistic brows. The beauty of this industry is that it has allowed the emancipation of so many men and women that have been able to develop a new career that didn’t fit exactly in the hair or skincare industries.  These PMU professionals have found a purpose in...