Need to know how to thicken tattoo ink with glycerin...

Can someone tell how to mix the glycerin usp ... How much.. ECT... I'm stuck with yellow watered down ink right now and I need help so I can finish a tattoo tonight.. please help

you want it thicker? You'd have to add pigment, not glycerin. Or maybe leave the cap off for a few weeks and let it dehydrate...then thicken it back to consistency with witch hazel or something like that. not sure that's a good idea though

What brand of Yellow are you using? Most Yellows are REALLY much thinner than other colors in some brands and they go in fine. I have a bottle of Radiant Yellow and Starbright both are almost water consistency.

just add a little and stir, keep adding till your happy with the consistency.

Jerry7297 said:

What brand of Yellow are you using? Most Yellows are REALLY much thinner than other colors in some brands and they go in fine. I have a bottle of Radiant Yellow and Starbright both are almost water consistency.

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Mom's brand

Bamathomas said:

Mom's brand

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It's like pure water

Bamathomas said:

It's like pure water

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Have you given it a good shake

TexasPT said:

you want it thicker? You'd have to add pigment, not glycerin. Or maybe leave the cap off for a few weeks and let it dehydrate...then thicken it back to consistency with witch hazel or something like that. not sure that's a good idea though

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No no..i know this is old but don't do that..they do have shading solutions that contain glycerin. Id buy that because its literally made for it ..and shake the crap out of it..too .i have noticed some yellows looking runny to now that i think about it but I think you can do some contrast colors or white parts like reflection that makes it pop.. remember color doesnt actually exist. .its just the properties or chemicals in something that take in light, and our eyes and brains trick us to seeing "color". Thats what i did with stars on my own leg . They definitely aren't the depth of yellow you think you see. Its an illusion.

TexasPT said:

you want it thicker? You'd have to add pigment, not glycerin. Or maybe leave the cap off for a few weeks and let it dehydrate...then thicken it back to consistency with witch hazel or something like that. not sure that's a good idea though

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No no..i know this is old but don't do that..they do have shading solutions that contain glycerin. Id buy that because its literally made for it ..and shake the crap out of it..too .i have noticed some yellows looking runny to now that i think about it but I think you can do some contrast colors or white parts like reflection that makes it pop.. remember color doesnt actually exist. .its just the properties or chemicals in something that take in light, and our eyes and brains trick us to seeing "color". Thats what i did with stars on my own leg . They definitely aren't the depth of yellow you think see. Its an illusion.