The sale of cheap DIY tattoo kits which can cause infections and leave children as young as 12 ‘branded for life’ should be banned, health chiefs warn. So-called ‘starter kits’ – which feature a ...

The Stick N' Poke video shows a list of ingredients you likely have at home, including tools to make a tattoo needle. Then, it instructs people to dip into drawing ink and inject it into the skin.

The needle pokes into your skin, piercing it so the tattoo drips into your flesh. Poke, poke, poke. It hurts, but don't you dare wince: You're the one hammering the ink into yourself. A heart on your ...

A DEADLY trend has hit the streets of the Southern Downs, and if not done correctly, it can leave a scar deeper than any dodgy tattoo. Home DIY tattoo and piercing kits are a new fad among not just ...

WITH time on their hands and no access to tattoo parlours, body art fans have been getting creative during lockdown. The stick and poke trend, which uses a sharp pointed needle and black ink to create ...

An MP is campaigning for more control on the sale of equipment which can be used by "backstreet" tattooists. Professionals say amateur tattooists can buy cheap DIY kits on the internet and use them ...