What black is used for traditional tattoos?

In ancient times, tattoos, actually called tattoos, were also developed on the basis of tattoos, dating back more than 3,000 years. At first, tattoos were mostly used in criminal law, called "ink punishment", also known as "torture" and "mask". These words are tattooed on the prisoner's face or behind his ears or on his forehead, and then smeared with ink.

This is an insult to prisoners. It is one of the five major punishments of ancient slavery, but it is also the lightest punishment. Moreover, the tattoo at that time only used black pigment, and the wound would turn blue after a long time, so it was called tattoo. At that time, no one would take the initiative to get tattoos. After all, this is a sign that prisoners also have.

Ink punishment was originally carved on people's skin with a knife, carved with patterns of words, and then painted with ink on the nicks of the body. Although it is a light punishment, people's faces are sensitive, and it is quite uncomfortable to stab them with a knife. Some people even get infected because of improper treatment of wounds, and finally their lives are greatly threatened. In later generations, the executors of ink punishment changed from knives to needles.

In the Tang Dynasty, it was said that Shangguan Waner had been stabbed in the forehead once before because she had offended the emperor. To cover this up, she simply drew a plum blossom where her forehead was stabbed. Unexpectedly, after this, she became more beautiful and let many people follow suit. At that time, this plum blossom makeup was very popular and formed a wave.

Later, tattoos became more and more common. For example, Lu, Shi Jin and Yan Qing were all covered in tattoos, and the famous mother-in-law tattoos only appeared after the tattoos matured. Generally, ink or plant juice is used as dye, and the words or patterns are stabbed one by one after the silver needle is contaminated with the material. Later, tattoo machine appeared gradually, and the tattoo technology became more mature.