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Colby Colquitt, Founder of Banger Tattoo Care, standing next to the Day 1 Artist banner

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Subscribe to Banger Bars. Complete 2 consecutive orders. Your custom station banner prints with your name on it and ships free. Your pin goes live on the Trusted Artists Map where clients search by city to find and book artists near them. 10% off every order. Free shipping for life. 2026 Roster Now Open.

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No follower count minimum. No application. No content requirement. Subscribe to Banger Bars — the only cold-process handoff bar built specifically for tattoo artists — and complete 2 consecutive orders. The banner ships free. Your map pin and web profile go live. That is the whole deal.

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Why artists subscribe

You support us by using the right product.
We support you by putting your name on the wall.

The Day 1 Artist program is not a sponsorship. It is a partnership built on one principle: we back the artists who back their clients. Subscribe because Banger works for the people in your chair. Everything else — the banner, the map pin, the title — is how we show up for you in return.

You

Use Banger because it actually works for your clients.

Put your name on a banner and route our customers to your chair.

Together

The right aftercare at your station. Clients finding you on the map.

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Why We Built This

For a decade, brands built their Pro Teams around follower counts. Ten thousand minimum. Fifty thousand preferred. They DM'd someone else. The artists with full books and zero deals never got the call.

We looked at something different. We looked at what you hand your clients at the end of a session. Whether the aftercare protocol you built your reputation on is the right one — not just the one everyone else copied.

Day 1 is not about when you found Banger. It is about the standard you have held for your clients from the beginning. That is the only qualification that matters here.

Tattoo artist handing off a Banger Bar to a client after a fresh tattoo

Individually wrapped for the handoff. One bar per client, day one through the full heal.

Banger Bars with natural ingredients — olive oil, shea butter, sea buckthorn

Why the product works

The soap is the hero.
Not the balm.

In 2016 the FDA found zero evidence antibacterial soap works better than plain soap. Antibacterial agents strip the skin microbiome your client needs during the healing window.

Banger is cold-process, zero antibacterial agents. 1,500+ artists updated their recommendation because of it.

VeganParaben-FreeSulfate-FreeCold-ProcessHypoallergenicMade in USA

Olive Oil (42%)

Rich in oleic acid. Cleanses without stripping. Delivers fatty acids to support barrier function during every wash.

Natural Glycerin

Commercial soaps extract glycerin to sell separately. Cold-process retains it — every wash delivers moisture conventional soaps cannot.

Shea Butter

Rich in vitamins A and E. Supports the skin barrier during healing without clogging pores. Gentle on the most sensitive healing skin.

Sea Buckthorn Oil

The only plant-based source with all four essential omega fatty acids. Supports barrier repair during the critical first days after tattooing.

Day 1 Bar — Featured Ingredient

Omega 7 — found in almost no other plant-based oil — is chosen specifically for what it brings to the healing window. Not a cosmetic filler. A functional ingredient. Zero antibacterial agents. 42% olive oil. Cold-process to retain natural glycerin.

Full ingredient breakdown and sourcing at bangertattoocare.com/pages/ingredients

Colby Colquitt, Founder and CEO of Banger Tattoo Care

From the Founder

I Did Not Start This Company to Make Another Tattoo Balm.

That is not where the problem was.

The industry has been building Pro Teams around follower counts for years. Meanwhile the first step of aftercare has not changed in a decade.

The wash.

Artists are doing world-class work. Then sending clients home with antibacterial soap the FDA reviewed in 2016 and found zero evidence of benefit for. Soap that strips the exact bacteria your clients skin needs to heal.

So I stepped out of the ingredient war and built something for that moment. Not to compete over lotion. To fix the foundation. That is why Banger exists.

Colby Colquitt Founder and CEO, Banger Tattoo Care

Not a sponsorship. A partnership.

We have never once checked a follower count to decide if an artist belongs here.

We seek artists who use Banger because it works for the people in their chair — not because someone paid them to say so.

Anyone who does the work correctly and cares about their clients belongs here. All tattoos need to heal. Not just the expensive ones.

You support us

Use the right product for your clients. Subscribe because it works. Recommend it because you believe in it.

We support you

Send our customers to your page. Feature your profile on our website. Share your work when you tag us.

Tag us in your work. We will show up. 🔶

@bangertattoocare on Instagram

Why Artists Switch

The aftercare recommendation has not changed in a decade. The science has.

2016 FDA reviewed antibacterial soap

0 Evidence it prevents infection better than plain soap

“There is currently no evidence that over-the-counter antibacterial soaps are better at preventing illness than washing with plain soap and water.”

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, September 2016

The Science

Three reasons 1,500+ artists updated their aftercare recommendation.

The FDA Ruling

In September 2016 the FDA banned 19 antibacterial agents including triclosan and triclocarban. No manufacturer could prove they work better than plain soap. The ruling applied directly to the products on most aftercare sheets.

The Skin Microbiome

Your skin hosts beneficial bacteria that protect healing wounds. Antibacterial soap does not distinguish between harmful and beneficial bacteria. It disrupts the exact defense system your clients need most during the healing window.

The Format Difference

Liquid cleansers strip skin oils at the moment healing skin needs them most. Cold-process bar soap retains natural glycerin and cleanses without stripping. Your clients skin feels like skin after, not like it survived something.

What is in the bar

42% olive oil. Sea buckthorn fruit oil. Zero antibacterial agents. Cold-process.

Full breakdown on the ingredients page.

See Every Ingredient

From the comments on our viral post

“In Canada, all bloodborne pathogen training covers not using antibacterial soaps or creams unless you have an infected tattoo.”

Trusted by professionals

1,500+Artists and PMU Professionals

150K+Bars Sold

3xRanked Best Cleansing Bar by Byrdie

5★Rated on Amazon

	Banger Bar	Generic Soap
Individually wrapped for client handoff	✓	✗
Zero antibacterial agents	✓	✗
Purposely portioned for one client, one session	✓	✗
Cold process — retains natural glycerin	✓	✗
Microbiome-safe for healing skin	✓	✗
Fragrance-free. Vegan. USA made.	✓	✗
FDA science reviewed formulation	✓	✗
Dermatologist reviewed. Ranked by Byrdie.	✓	✗

The conversation already started

35,000+ views. 851 shares. Artists talking.

The antibacterial debate. Settled in the comments.

Read the Comments on Instagram

This is the protocol. Same bars. Same wash. Same standard we ask every artist to hand their clients.

The tattoo artist and studio featured in this video are not affiliated with Banger Tattoo Care.

Common Questions

Everything you need before you subscribe.

When does my banner ship?

Within 2 to 3 weeks of order 2 confirming. We email you after order 1 to collect your details.

What goes on my banner?

Your name or @handle exactly as you want it. We collect this via email after your first order.

What goes on my Trusted Artists Map pin?

Your name, city, photo, and a direct link to book or message you. Goes live on the map after order 2 confirms.

What if I already have one subscription order?

Your spot is locked. Your next subscription order triggers your banner and your map pin. Email us if you have not heard from us.

Can I cancel after I qualify?

Yes. No minimums beyond two qualifying orders. Pause, skip, or adjust cadence anytime. Your banner is yours permanently. Your map pin and Day 1 Artist title stay active as long as your subscription stays active. Lapse 90 or more days and both are forfeited permanently.

How long is the Day 1 Artist program open?

This is a limited release. When the window closes, the Day 1 Artist title is retired. Subscribe and complete two consecutive orders to lock your spot before it fills.

Day 1 Artists

Day 1 Artists across the country. 2026 Roster Now Open.

The Day 1 Artist release is its own roster. Your name, photo, and profile go on the Trusted Artists Map and the Day 1 Artist wall when you qualify. Subscribe. Complete 2 Orders. Your spot is locked. When this release closes the Day 1 Artist title closes with it.

See the live Trusted Artists Map and find a Day 1 Artist near you.

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