SHOP POLICY

 

We think getting a tattoo should be a fun and a enjoyable experience, which enhances your life.

We also believe it is essential we take certain precautions to ensure our clients receive the best standard of care.

If some of our policies seem a little "strict" or don't make sense, give us a call, or better yet, stop into the shop.

We will be happy to give you more detailed information about our polices. Ultimately, these policies are in place to

keep everyone safe and happy.

The following is our list of policies and standards related to Tattooing

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Age Requirements For Tattoos

To receive a tattoo at our studio you must be at least 18 years old. At this time, we do not offer tattooing services to minors,

even when accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Sorry, but we can not make exceptions.

 

Appointment

 

Thank you for your interest in making an appointment for our tattoo services.

 

Our policies are as follows:

If you are interested in a consultation for a tattoo, you do not need an appointment, you may come by at your convenience.
You are always welcome to try and come by for a tattoo as a walk-in, but it is recommended that you call ahead to see if we

already have a full schedule or not.
All walk-ins are taken on a first come first serve basis; calling ahead will not guarantee you a spot.
If you do want to schedule an appointment, that is fine too, all appointments will be taken under the following conditions:

 

1. You need to come by the shop physically so we can see the exact design, size and placement. This is the only way to schedule

a tattoo since some take 10 minutes and some take 10 hours.

 

2. When a design and price is established you will need to pay a deposit in order to hold your place in

the schedule. This money is non refundable if you don’t come in for your scheduled appointment time. If there is a need for you to

change your appointment time, you must call within 24 hours prior to your appointment and your deposit can be applied to another day.

This is a one-time courtesy.

 

3. Same day appointment, no refunds for cancellations can be given as we have already committed that time for you and

didn’t take any other people in that time spot held for you. Be Courteous.

 

If you arrive more than 15 minutes late for your appointment you will lose your deposit. You may reschedule, but will have to

pay another deposit to do so. Please be courteous of other client’s time and ours. Remember, a tattoo is not like a 15-minute haircut.

We are committing a good part of my day to you and would appreciate your commitment as well. You will need a valid

photo ID every time services are provided.

Before the Appointment Checklist

 

 

Drugs and Alcohol

 

It is against regulations, as well as unethical, to do a tattoo on anyone obviously under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

The tattoo artists at Lighthouse Tattoos reserve the right to refuse service

to anyone they believe, or suspect, is under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

You wouldn't want our tattoo artists to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol while doing your tattoo,

so we expect the same from you.

Please understand this is for your safety as well as the safety of our tattoo artists.

 

Sterilization And Infection Control

 

One of the most important aspects of receiving a tattoo is the cleanliness of the procedure. When tattoos are not performed in a clean,

safe environment, the potential exists for spreading infectious diseases. The tattoo artists at Lighthouse Tattoos.

adhere to strict standards for sterilization of their equipment. These standards help ensure the

tattoo you receive is both safe and attractive. Most of the supplies used for a tattoo are single-use and disposable,

meaning they are brand-new when used on you and then disposed of immediately, never to be re-used on anyone else.

This includes, most importantly, the needles for tattooing and needle bars used to perform the tattoo.

 

No needles are ever re-used!

 

All needles and needle bars are sterilized before being used to ensure they are as clean as possible.

Once the tattoo is completed, the needles and needle bar are disposed of in a Sharps container.

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All inks used for tattooing are used in a single-use fashion. Before the tattoo begins, the tattoo artist will place small amounts of

tattoo ink into disposable plastic caps. These ink caps and the remaining ink are disposed of immediately after the tattoo.

This prevents contamination of the larger ink containers, thereby preventing the spread of infectious diseases.

There are a few pieces of equipment that may need to be reused. Any equipment that needs to be re-used is first disinfected

using a high-level liquid disinfectant. The equipment is then processed in an ultrasonic-cleaner which removes any microscopic

debris that may be on the equipment. Once this is complete, the equipment is placed in a sterilization pouch and processed in an

steam autoclave sterilizer. Steam autoclaves are the same devices used by hospitals and dentists to sterilize their equipment.

Autoclave sterilization is the ONLY way to ensure that all re-usable equipment is free of disease-causing organisms.

Twice a month (Bi-weekly), we conduct a spore test on our autoclaves to ensure it is functioning appropriately. A spore test is

a biologicalmonitoring test performed by an independent lab which verifies our autoclaves are destroying

all microorganisms, including bacterial spores.

Disinfection of the tattoo rooms and work surfaces are additional steps we utilize to make your tattoo safe as possible.

All surfaces in the tattoo rooms that could potentially become contaminated, are disinfected

between each client, using a high-level disinfectant.