These days, more and more people have taken the decision to get a tattoo. However, if you like the idea of body art, but don’t want to leave a permanent mark on your skin, it might be worth taking a look at temporary tattoos.
It’s not exactly known when temporary tattoos first appeared, but it’s generally accepted that they were first commercially available around 1900.
Initially, they were created using food coloring and provided on special paper that was impregnated with the design of tattoo. These pieces of paper were then held over the desired area of the body and transferred to the skin using water. These temporary tattoos were widely distributed for free with various food products.
Initially, there wasn’t a great choice of temporary tattoos available, but in recent years their popularity has grown rapidly, as have the number of products.
It has now reached the stage where they are regarded as legitimate pieces of body art and are widely used as fashion accessories.
At this stage it’s important to bear in mind that these temporary tattoos only last a few hours or a few days. As soon as you wash the tattooed...