What makes our pen refills what they are?

Ink

The components which go to make a pen refill amount to nothing if the ink is no good. Needless to say, our inks inside our pen refills are of the finest quality too, specially formulated to give the best possible performance and writing experience.

Our standard Parker pen refills and Cross pen refills contain an oil based paste ink which is designed to flow smoothly without skipping or drying up inside. It is waterproof and even tropical proof, and there is enough of it to write for about 10km and 4km respectively.

Our “Soft & Smooth” Parker pen refill also contains paste ink, which has all the qualities of our standard ink but is formulated to glide effortlessly across the page, and to dispense slightly faster. It really and truly is incredibly smooth to use. A pen is only as good as the refill inside it, and once you’ve experienced our “Soft & Smooth” pen refills you’ll wonder why you ever used anything else.

Gel ink is generally water based and ours is no exception. It has a higher viscosity and contains a greater concentration of pigment than our standard ink. Our Parker style gel pen refills are extremely popular as many prefer the end result. They are more opaque and are also capable of writing on surfaces where an oil based ink won’t work, for instance, on glossy paper or plastics.

Our rollerball ink is also water based, using a dye instead of a pigment, and designed to be dipensed via a narrower ball than a ballpoint. It is formulated to flow smoothly without skipping, and to dry quickly on the page.