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What is UV paint made from?

What are the ingredients used in UV/Blacklight paints? The sort used for arts, crafts, fabrics, etc.? Specifically ones that are safe to use as body paints as well without causing sensitization from being left on? Mainly, I would like to know what the difference between these and UV Tattoo Inks are? Is there any difference? Could you potentially grab a bottle of regular, skin-safe UV paint not specifically labeled for tattoo use, bring it to a tattoo shop, and have the same results with it as if you had used an UV ink specifically intended for a tattoo? If there is a difference, what is the general difference in ingredients that makes it so? Thanks in advance.

This seems to be a bad idea for the following reason: a tattoo inks are composed of a physiologically inert pigments (metal salt, plastic or organic dye microparticles) that are suspended in a pure carrier solvent (water, ethanol). Upon injection a carrier is being absorbed into a blood and a pigment particles stay in skin. On the contrary any paint (including body paint) always additionally contains a binder (some sort of a glue) that serves for binding the pigment particles together upon drying. Such substance is by no means to get inside the body because it's not absorbed and will damage a surrounding tissue. So never inject any paint unless you want to be severely injured. As a rule of thumb I recommend you not to inject or take anything that has not been specifically tested for use in humans. It's just not worth of possible risk for your health.

In addition, according to some articles blacklight-reactive inks generally have a bad reputation as potentially carcinogenic and noxious compounds so even if you're using a branded glow-in-the-dark and UV tattoo inks you're not secured from developing the skin rash or even cancer.
e.g. http://www.tattoohealth.org/content/uv.asp

And to me as a biochemist it makes sense, because after you've applied such tattoo some rather reactive chemicals (fluorescent dyes) will stay in contact with your skin and blood permanently. In this respect relatively safer look Crazy Chameleon or Wizard brand Blacklight ink in which the dye particles are coated with an inert polymer thus preventing the skin from direct contact with the fluorescent dye.
e.g. http://www.crazychameleonbodyartsupply.com/are-blacklight-uv-reactive-tattoos-safe.htm
or http://www.getbetterlife.com/12-colors-wizard-blacklight-uv-tattoo-glow-ink-1oz30ml_p484.html?zenid=4944b33093aab6cd4fdb0ddb6bf88a4c

Whatsoever there are some pieces of advice:

If you are seeking a tattoo with an unfamiliar type of ink, especially if you have sensitive skin, ask the tattoo artist to create a tiny line of ink and let it heal before going forward with the art as a test for allergies.

ALWAYS avoid phosphorescent pigments, or pigments that glow in the dark WITHOUT A LIGHT SOURCE: these are carcinogenic and not suitable for use on human skin.

Best of luck