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The best stick and poke tattoo kit for the planet

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The best stick and poke tattoo kit for the planet

The stick and poke tattoo (aka hand poke tattoo) world has changed.

In just a few short years, we’ve seen a total seachange in opinion. Before 2020, major news sources (SF Chronicle, NY Times, VICE, NEWSWEEK) wrote about Stick and Poke Tattoo Kit® as a fun but dangerous gimmick product. People mocked the idea that people could tattoo at home – and on themselves (even though it’s literally one of the oldest practices in the world).

“It’s not safe!” the public decried. “You’ll get diseases!” and, “You can’t do your own tattoo, it’s HARD!” But hundreds of thousands of people tried it at home during the pandemic. The world saw that DIY hand poke tattooing can be a safe, easy and rewarding art form.

Fast forward to 2023.

We’ve now sold over 50,000 kits and there are many hand poke tattoo kits to choose from […]

SnP Team2024-01-16T12:04:31-08:00

How to stick and poke

Here are detailed step by step instructions for a beginner to do a first DIY stick and poke tattoo safely.

This article contains links to other posts on our blog. Click on the links for more detailed explanations of each step. Also see our 5-step article.

OBTAIN SUPPLIES AND PREPARE YOUR BODY

Gather your stick and poke tattoo, or “hand poke” supplies. Tattoos needles and ink are obvious. You’ll need several medical supplies to safely handle the minor injury inherent in all tattooing. Finally, you will need after care supplies that are specific to the tattoo industry. Here is a detailed list of what is in our beginner kits that you can use as a shopping list. Many of these supplies must be purchased individually online, as they are not available […]

SnP Team2022-10-12T09:00:29-07:00