Kat Von D did a portrait a few years back with some ashes mixed in. Pretty cool idea

It’s been on quite a few of the different tattoo t.v progarms over the past few years, the most recent one I saw on Tattoo Highway a few weeks ago though that may have been a repeat. They talked through the whole process and explained how it mixed with the ink etc and why it works without hindering. Although it is a good idea there are still dangers for some people….. Due to the body’s tendency to reject impurities introduced into the system, tattoo ink mixed with cremation ashes may be rejected as being an impurity. At the very least, this could leave you with an unflattering tattoo that may or may not be fixable. Worst case scenario, the ashes could cause an infection that may or may not make you very ill or cause infection or scarring in the tattooed area.