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Why we’re more expensiveWhat goes into every bottle.

The myth

Any balm will do.

Many of us were taught that whatever sits on the pharmacy shelf is good enough for a new tattoo. For a graze, perhaps. A tattoo is different. It is an artwork held in healing skin, and it asks far more of a formula than a basic ointment was ever designed to give.

A tattoo is a lifelong investment. Our formulations are priced to match it, and here is exactly where the difference goes.

Inside and outside the bottle

The details you cannot see on a shelf.

Frontier actives, at meaningful levels

We use advanced actives more often found in clinical skincare. PRIME pairs Ectoin, ceramides and alpha-glucan oligosaccharide to prepare skin before the needle. LOCK concentrates Centella asiatica triterpenes with squalane to support recovery. SHIELD and LUME use resveratrol to help defend against free radicals and environmental ageing. In many cases the raw ingredients alone cost more than standard aftercare sells for.

A hybrid approach to formulation

More than a year of research and development, led by biochemists, informed by dermatologists and accelerated by data analysis that connects tattoo and skin research no single study had joined.

Proven, independently

Testing by accredited laboratories in Australia and the United Kingdom. Dermatologist approved and clinically proven to be well tolerated, including on sensitive skin. SHIELD assessed by Eurofins Dermatest to ISO 24443.

Registered in every market we serve

Made in ISO 22716 certified, GMP-compliant facilities and registered and compliant with the US FDA, AICIS in Australia and the EU and UK Cosmetics Regulations. It is the only standard we accept.

Airless, double-wall glass

Air and light degrade active ingredients. On LOCK, SHIELD and LUME our airless pumps keep air out and double-wall glass shields the formula from light, so the last pump performs like the first. PRIME comes in a glass bottle with a precision glass pipette, so every application is measured to the drop.

No fingers. No sticks.

Open jars invite repeated dipping and balm sticks are dragged across the skin. Neither belongs near a healing tattoo. Every SKINGRAPHICA formula is dispensed by pump or glass pipette, so it stays clean from the first dose to the last.

Ink-Safe™ tested

Each formula is assessed against leading professional ink systems so it cares for the skin without disturbing the colour or clarity of the work.