Tattoo Pain Relief: 10 Ways To Reduce Pain

Getting a tattoo is exciting, nerve-wracking, and, let’s face it, a bit painful. Whether it's your first tattoo or you're adding a new one to the collection, the idea of a needle stabbing you thousands of times can make you feel a bit apprehensive. There are plenty of ways to make the experience more comfortable or maybe even enjoyable.Let's dive into 10 tried-and-true tips to reduce tattoo pain and keep you comfy during your next session.Why Do Tattoos Hurt?When you get a tattoo, a needle (or multiple needles for bigger tattoos) punctures your skin anywhere from 50 to 3,000 times per minute. It’s not messing around.This needle is making little vortexes in your skin that rapidly suck up the ink from the outer layer of your skin, called the epidermis, down into the deeper layer, called the dermis. The dermis is where all your nerves are hanging out, just waiting to send those pain signals up to your brain.Why so deep? Well, if the ink just stayed in the top layer, it would flake off wit...