Water tattoos can add colorful, playful designs to your child’s body that stand out. Water tattoos symbolize life, fluidity, and freedom – ideal qualities to celebrate as part of their identity. Some water tattoos are made using decal paper that the Food and Drug Administration has approved as safe for direct skin contact. However, the FDA has received reports of minor skin irritation from some temporary decal tattoos, such as redness and swelling.
Water Slide Paper
Water slide paper (also called water transfer paper) is an inexpensive decal designed to temporarily decorate objects such as cups, glasses, and candles. Clear waterslide paper works best on surfaces such as light-colored cups or glasses; however, other characters, such as furniture and plastic containers, also benefit. Available in both white and clear options, you should select the appropriate one depending on your design. To apply a water slide decal, begin by wetting both the surface and image you are applying – this makes moving around once involved easier and helps eliminate wrinkles or bubbles that might form. Once the image is in place, use either Modge Podge or sealant to protect it from weather elements – perfect for indoor use!
Face or Body Paint
Water tattoos for kids offer a fun way to create temporary tattoos and are also great additions to birthday parties and other events. Craft and hobby stores carry paints suitable for skin use that are non-toxic. Assuming you have little experience in face or body painting, it is best to stick with products recommended by their manufacturers. Only known paint brands may cause allergies and skin reactions if used correctly. Before painting their faces or bodies, you should determine if your client has sensitive skin, food allergies, or an adverse reaction to soaps and creams. If so, perform a patch test on another part of their body first to see if there will be an adverse reaction. Acrylics may cause severe reactions on the skin. A response could be painful and last a considerable amount of time.
Stencils
Stencils offer an economical and straightforward method of creating custom designs, offering endless creative potential. Craft stores or online can supply paper, plastic, wood, or metal craft bases in various shapes and sizes to accommodate any project. When beginning stenciling, a clean surface must be chosen as this can prevent dirt, dust, and loose paint from spoiling your designs. To avoid this, always start your stenciling with a clean stencil and wipe away any residue from spray adhesive before beginning your work. By following them and having fun stenciling like an expert in no time! Remember to keep them clean so they will last you years to come!
Tattoo Ink
Temporary tattoos can be an exciting and aesthetic way to decorate your body with art and the perfect addition to a birthday party! Tattoo ink is composed of solid pigment and a carrier solution to transport it to the middle layer of the skin. The carrier solution also helps make the dye more soluble while occasionally acting as an anti-inflammatory ingredient. Once an artist punctures your skin with a needle 50 to 3,000 times per minute, pigment penetrates deep into your dermis, and your immune system begins sending macrophage cells toward healing this wound.
