Quote Originally Posted by Inkslingers View Post
You may have missed this in the post, but this is something that has happened 3 times...so I'd tend to rule out the healing factor as been the cause (unless by way of total fluke they all healed their tattoos the same way). A staph could be the cause, but again, if 3 people have the same issue it would have most likely originated from the studio that the work was done. Something you may want to consider. Keep in mind that many forms of staph can live on a surface for weeks, even months in some cases.
That's why I'm trying to figure out whats going on and asking if anyone else has had a similar issue...I never said this was solely a problem with them healing, I'm aware the problem could be something I'm doing. Telling me that I could be transferring stapf doesn't help if this is not a staph infection. There are 3 different clients that could have 3 completely unrelated things going on. Why has it only happened to 3% of people I have used the same grey wash on? If it was staph shouldn't I be seeing it in color and line work and most likely other people in the shop? I'd bet my left nut that 99% of people who have healing issues get them from sleeping on dirty sheets with their dog and the skank they just picked up from a bar, not my immaculate studio. Sorry if this comes off defensive but I'm looking for things I can look for, like stanky greywash, and what I can do to help my clients that got it...not to hear I'm transferring staph with no evidence that's what it is...