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Flat Needle  

1. Skin heals better  

2. Has an additional “sleeve” which protects the sharpness, not like others that bend easily, which can cause bleeding or scarring or problems. In between the needles is space to hold pigment, for better deposit of colour. Flat has a finer point than round, better for eyeliner and eye area because there is less trauma to the skin. Skin heals better and locks in more colour as a result. More colour means less fading!  

3. Flat needles are used around the eye because it delivers a straight line rather than zig-zag and heals much faster.  

4. Flat needles can also be used for outline, brow feathering, brush hair strokes, alignment, or fill-in lip shading at a 45º angle. Lips are a mucous membrane and have a much different texture than skin.

Round Needles:  

1. Round needle configurations are good for filling in brows, thick eyeliners and for outlining the lip area. Other round needles on the market penetrate at staggered intervals but with the BioTouch Accupoint Series, each needle group is bound and receives 100% of the machine’s power.  

2. Lips scar easily, and lipliner should have pigment embedded by a round needle configuration.

TIP - Inform the technician/client that both configurations are essential for maximum results and that you are there to help them define what is best. If they are just starting out, try a 2 or 3 prong at first. Build up to more prongs later as they gain confidence and speed.

3 prong flat = eyebrow, hair stroke, or thin eyeliner.

4 prong flat = Speeds up the above, but also used to fill in thick liner on lips.

6 prong flat = fill in lips  

5 prong round = fill in thicker eyeliner

5 or 7 round = to outline lips  

TIP - If customer has delicate skin, use 3 prong. Tougher skin can use 4. Use the information guide for reference.  

TIP- Make sure the technician is holding the machine properly, with the needles at a proper 45 or 90 angle. All needles in the configuration should be touching the skin.  

FAQ: Can the AccuPoint Needles be used in all three of your machines? Answer: Yes!

How to Use Merlin’s Round and Flat Needles

Brows  Fill in3, 5 prong (Round)Hairstroke2, 3, 4 prong (Flat)

Eyeliner  Thin line2,3 prong (Flat)

Thick line  Outline3 & 4 Prong (Flat) Fill in3 & 5 prong (Round)

Lips  Lining5, 7 prong (Round) Fill in4 & 6 Prong (Flat)

COLOURS CODED

Round Needles   Silver 1 prong

Blue 2 prong

White 3 prong

Yellow 5 prong

Black 7 prong 

Flat Needles   White 3 prong

White 4 prong

White 6 prong 

* Amount of prongs can be distinguished by sight.

Proper Needle Usage

The BioTouch AccuPoint Series Needles can be used for all permanent makeup procedures.
Forward of the motor, all parts are completely disposable, including the needle sleeves, tubes, and caps. This saves time. The artist can perform one procedure right after the other and not have to take the time to sterilize these parts. The artist and client can always be assured that the machine parts and needles are sanitary, sterile, and will only be used once because the parts are individually wrapped and sterilized by Gamma Ray Radiation. The AccuPoint needles have been specially designed for fast, steady permanent makeup procedures, which result in better colour deposit, and faster healing A specific prong size will need to be selected for every procedure. You can identify the shape differences by the way the needles are bound together, and also their colour coded
base:

1 prong needle round/silver spiral tube base
2 prong needle round/blue tube base
3 prong needle round/white tube base
5 prong needle round/yellow tube base
7 prong needle round/black tube base 

3 prong needle flat/white flat base
4 prong needle flat/white flat base
6 prong needle flat/white flat base

ROUND needles are grouped in circular “bunches” ( WWWW )
FLAT needles are bound together in a row ( lllll ) 

Our needle caps accommodate both Round and Flat needles. 

The artist will need to select the appropriate needle to be used and place it properly in the
machine. Skin type and thickness may affect the needle length. 

The artist will control the needle length and speed. It is important that the artist have a
complete understanding of the Merlin machine, needles and procedure. Permanent
makeup should only be practiced by those with competent knowledge of the procedure
and the ability to perform professional techniques.

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