NPM Patented Needle Theory
NPM Patented Needle Theory
NPM offers a variety of needles—choose any thickness, length, structure, tip type and material.
Generally, there are two types of tips: a long tip or a short tip. Needles with a long tip are more suitable for creating
lines, while short tipped needles are better suited for filling in areas and shading.
For acupuncture, tattoo art or permanent makeup, there are five types of needle thickness:
- Needle #6 (4 times zero) is 0.22 mm thick
- Needle #8 (3 times zero) is 0.25 mm thick
- Needle #10 (2 times zero) is 0.30 mm thick
- Needle #12 is 0.35 thick
- Needle #14 is 0.40 thick
There are an unlimited number of structure combinations, but these are the most commonly used:
- Structure A: Flat structure – This is a structure where all the needles are connected close to one another and at the same height.
- Structure B: Magnum structure – The needles are connected close to one another and at the same height, but the second and fourth needle is raised slightly.
- Structure C: Double stack – Three needles are connected in a flat manner, with two flat needles on top, to create two levels of needles.
- Structure D: Japanese structure – Needles are connected in a flat manner where the middle needle is higher than the two needles on the sides to create a graduated structure.
- Structure E: Diagonal structure – Needles are connected in a graduated fashion where every needed is lower than the one next to it.
- Structure F: Circular structure – Needles are connected together to create a structure where there is one needle in the middle surrounded by four needles.
NPM Line of Needles
NPM places a large emphasis on needle theory. We will guide you as to which needle is proper to apply makeup to a specific area or to achieve a desired result. To view our line of needles, click here.
There are currently seven types of needle structures, where each needle structure has been assigned a different color.
- Needle no.1 white color with 0.25mm diameter, built from one single needle with bullet head short tip, designed for Hair Follicle effect.
- Needle no.1 120RL white color with 0.35mm diameter, built from one single needle with long sharp tip, designed to create hair stroke effect for eyebrows and beauty marks
- Needle no.1 140RL white color with 0.40mm diameter, built from one single needle long sharp tip, designed to create hair stroke effect for eyebrows and beauty marks.
- Needle no. 3RL sky blue color with 0.25mm diameter, built from 3 needles with long tip in a circular structure, designed to create a hair stroke effect, a thin lip border, a very thin tip for the eyeliner, an effect line above the top lip after delineating and filling the lips.
- Needle no. 3RS yellow color with 0.35mm diameter, built from 3 needles with short tip in a circular structure, designed to create an accentuated lip line, eyeliner or lash line, a beauty mark.
- Needle no. 5RS color green with 0.30mm diameter, built from 5 needles with short tip in a circular structure, designed to delineate the lips and shade the lip fill, eyebrows, accentuated eyeliner, an line effect above the eyeliner and beauty mark.
- Needle no. 7RS color transparent with 0.30mm diameter, built from 7 needles with short tip in a circular structure, designed to create eyebrows in full color, to shade eyebrows, accentuated eyeliner, accentuated delineation of lips, repairs and, deletions.
- Needle no. 7M color purple with 0.30mm diameter, built from 7 needles with short tip in a flat structure, designed to fill in lips, fill in large areas such as nipple reconstruction, etc.
- Needle no. 11D color gray with 0.30mm diameter, built from 11 needles with short tip in a double stack, designed to fill in lips and to fill in large areas such as eye shadow.
To view our line of needles, click here.