Exclusive Scoop: India's First Exclusive Vegan Tattoo Studio

18 August 2020

If you're vegan and inked, you know the hassle of sourcing or ensuring your tattoo artist uses vegan ink to ink the tattoo. Some studios use non-vegan inks that contain bone char, glycerin, gelatin, shellac, etc. But times are changing for the better: India's just got its first vegan tattoo studio - Ahimsa Tattoo in Mumbai! The 100% vegan studio is the brainchild of tattoo artist George D'Souza, who turned vegan two years back. George informs that it's not just ink that vegans have to worry about, adding, "There's a myth that to get a vegan tattoo, the ink must be vegan. There's more that you need to check, to get a vegan tattoo. Besides vegan ink, you must ensure that the lubricant (like petroleum jelly) used while tattooing and skin care products  are vegan as well. Stencils used for tattooing are also made of an animal-derived product so the stencils must be free of animal products as well. Even the moisturing strips in the new mositurising range of razors are not vegan. I'm using vegan substitutes that are not expensive like they used to be earlier, so the cost of getting vegan tattoos has dropped and its become more affordable now."

The tattoo artist has opened the vegan tattoo studio in the suburbs of Powai in Mumbai. George informs that besides continuing to use vegan sustitutes for tattooing, he will ensure that his upcoming tattoo studio is wholly vegan - sofas to furniture. We're excited! Are you?

Here are some tattoos inked by George:

Vegan tattoo artist George D'souza in his elements

You can contact George for appointments via http://ahimsatattoo.in/

Studio address: Shop No. 28, second floor, Powai Plaza, Hiranandani Gardens, Mumbai.

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