| abstract |
An ink-jet recording ink set, comprising at least one recording liquid containing a colorant and a polymerizable compound and an ink spread suppressing liquid containing at least one surfactant and substantially no colorant, wherein all of the following conditions (A), (B) and (C) are satisfied, and an ink-jet recording method using the same: n (A) the surface tension of the ink spread suppressing liquid is smaller than that of at least one recording liquid contained in the ink-jet recording ink set; n (B) at least one of the surfactants contained in the ink spread suppressing liquid satisfies the following relationship: n γ s (0)−γ s (saturated)>1 mN/m; and n (C) the surface tension of the ink spread suppressing liquid satisfies the following relationship: n γ s <(γ s (0)+γ s (saturated) max )/ 2. |