Why do people get a tattoo? What do they get by scarring their skin and that is too for a lifetime? Why it is necessary to have something written or drawn on the body? If one is carrying a tattoo with him or her, that means he or she is a rebel and carries a rebellion nature in him or her.

People can go crazy when they do not understand and start giving an opinion. That is not the worst part, because those who already have a tattoo they know the amount of attention they get and how to make a good use of it or how to tackle it at least, but these opinions affect those who want to make one on them and always step back due to some or other reasons like these.

Tattoos and Its Inception:

Tattoos are not an industrial age invention and neither was it a rebellion act. Tattoos have been a part of human history since the Neanderthal Times, in some other way but it did know as tattoos only. In history, you find the documented evidence of tattoos in the Egyptian Civilization some 4000 years ago, where the Pharos has their body inked as per the designations and age or achievements. You may say, those were the permanent medals, and they found honor in it.

Then a time came during World War 1 when tattoos were owned by only rich British men, and it was a sign of prestige and family names then. "Wealthy people – mostly men – would travel to Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and Nazareth and get tattoos when they were there. Often very extensively, like footballers today, with lots of crosses and religious iconography. Essentially designs were carved into wooden blocks and then printed onto the skin by dipping the block into ink. Then tattooists would use a single needle and puncture by hand with blank ink into the skin. It’s a slow process, but similar to the hand poke artists today.", said by Michael Segalov on a blog Huckmag describing A Brief History of the British Tattoo and How we got Inked.

What You Should Be Doing?

See, we are talking about getting a tattoo on your body, not someone else. So it is not a medical procedure and neither is you forced to do so! You made a choice that makes evitable. It is a creative choice that you asked for, and all you have to do is close the opinion gates around you and listen to your heart. What if, you are standing in middle of a football ground, and there is no one left in the world, and you were given a choice by a Genie to get a tattoo so now you decide that whether you wanted one or not, and if yes then stop thinking about anything else and get one.

Don’t Rush To Get A Tattoo:

Yes, getting a tattoo and making mind is one thing, but now since you have come across the "making-mind" zone, you will have to go through some steps to get a good result and those are:

Research on the design or Text

Make it your wallpaper for a Day or Two, and see if you are getting bored of it or not?

Finalize your design and then stop looking for more.

Start hunting for Tattooing Artist and look for genuine comments, not the one written on their home webpage.

Visit the tattooing artist and look for his portfolios, level of sanitation and hygiene the artist maintains.

Do over press your idea over him, but look for his ideas and possibilities too.

Book some specific day, stay hydrated and make sure you are not on pills to get a tattoo.

The Pain Factor?

Do you think this era will leave you disappointed! Rather it has more solutions than you think. The medical science now offers Topical Anesthetic Numbing Creams like NumbSkin cream that can be a life savior for those who are scared of needles.  It contains 5% lidocaine that is effective enough to numb the affected area within 45 minutes of application and thus makes the entire tattooing process painless. NumbSkin is available OTC at any medical store or you can even buy it online.