Protection and Cross Contamination

Right at the beginning of learning the art of tattooing, a very important subject to be learned is the care of the material, cleaning and how to avoid cross-contamination. This subject must be relevant, and applied every day in your work, only then will you have a clean and safe environment for customers and the tattoo artist himself.

Contamination, which can be physical, chemical, or biological, can be transmitted by an ink that has been poorly preserved, by particles contaminated in the air, or directly by contact with a material that has already been contaminated. 

How do we prevent this contamination? 
Protecting and taking good care of the material used during the tattoo, and correctly disposing of everything that was exposed in the session, only in this way we guarantee the safety and hygiene of the tattoo artist, as well as customers and the environment.

We must think about protection from the material of direct contact, in which it is used daily, from the workbench, the machine, and the grip, as well as the unusual materials, such as lighting lamps, or tablets for example. 
Everything used during the tattoo must be protected and isolated, so that it can be discarded after use.

And what are these protections?
Starting with the workbench, we can apply a layer of Protective Film, and then we can have a waterproof Monoart towel, so it is much easier to clean everything after use, preventing the paint from spreading, and protecting the workbench from contamination.

The film should also be used, for the furniture where the client will use, if there are no adequate protections, such as protections for stretchers, or armrests. Just wrap all the furniture with film, and remove at the end of the session. 

Of the objects that are on the bench, everything that is not disposable and is used or handled during the tattoo must have some type of protection.
For example, for the squirt tube, which contains the soap used during tattoo cleaning during the session, you can use a Protective Bag for squirt, we have two options in store, and one of them is from Ecotat, which makes biodegradable products, helping so the environment.  

In relation to machines and sources, starting with the power supply, it should always be protected, since during the tattoo the voltage will be changed several times, with the tattooist having contact with the source, and this handling poses a risk of contamination. 
If your source is benchtop, as among others, Nemesis, Critical, or Musotoku, you can use protection bags for Machines and Fountains also from Ecotat, or in the case of Musotoku, the exclusive protection of the brand, 360 Protect Cover.
In the case of Batteries, as is the case of Portex, you can pass Protective Film, and then a loop of Grip Protection Tape, helping to fix the Film and protect the Battery.

To protect your machine, several protections can be used, each according to the type of machine you have. For coil machines, or large rotary machines, Ecotat machine and fountain protections can be used. 
If you use a Pen, you should use a Pen protector, which can be from Moody, and then use a loop of grip tape to help fix and improve protection. Bearing in mind that only the grip tape involved in the Pen does not provide complete and correct protection, since the tapes do not have this functionality because they have small holes, where contaminated particles can pass.

One of the items that has the most neglected protection, is the clip-cord, or RCA, because it does not represent a risk of contamination, but it is worth remembering that it may very well be accidentally contaminated, when in contact with the tattoo, or even with the other work surfaces during the Tattoo.
We have several options, in rolls, such as the Moody 300m roll in black, and the Ecotat 250m roll that is biodegradable, and also bags with specific individual sizes, from Ecotat.

Finally, after dismantling the work material and properly disposing of all the garbage, and a disinfection spray, such as Distel, must be applied to finalize the cleaning and disinfection of your material and ensure bio-safety . 
Remembering that all material that is not disposable, must be properly sterilized with the appropriate tools, such as auto-clave, before the next use.

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