Jul 17, 2009

Your Options With Tattoo Removal Creams

By Trippidi Brown

Tattoo have definitely made their way into mainstream society. While there's definitely a surviving stereotype that lumps tattoos as part of a dirty lifestyle, most people just see them as not much different than ear piercings. Finally, it's just not a big deal. The irony to this situation is with tattoos becoming so common, the removal of tattoo is becoming more common than ever, too!

Does this strike a chord with you? Are you thinking of getting a tattoo removed? Let's look at a often stigmatized form of tattoo removal, that of using creams and lotions. These items are sold as removal or fade kit consisting of multiple creams, applied topically to the tattoo. Over time they are to fade or completely remove your unwanted ink. How exactly do they do this without damaging your skin? More importantly, do they even work?

All of the tattoo removal creams on the market work the same way, despite claims to the contrary by the manufacturers. The user is instructed to apply the creams to the skin above the tattoo. The cream will then seep into the skin and break up the ink.

Over time, and over repeated treatments of the creams, the ink is continually pushed out over the skin and new layers of skin naturally develop, and with each layer, there is less and less tattoo ink left within the skin. Some creams will actually bond with the ink and visibly move towards the surface of the skin, as the body moves to expel it, seeing the cream and now the ink as both a foreign object in the body to be removed. There is usually a third cream which is then applied whose purpose is to soothe the skin and keep it healthy.

You might have noticed that some of the language used by these tattoo removal cream companies implies that it might not actually remove a tattoo but only fade. So are all tattoo created equal when it comes to removing them? Are certain tattoos better suited for removal than others?

This is where your tattoo may or may not work best for a tattoo removal cream. The types of tattoos that will see the quickest results with this method tend to be older tattoos done either by an amateur or otherwise by someone who was using low quality ink and equipment. This does not mean that a fresh professional tattoo can't be faded or removed with a tattoo removal cream; it just simply means it may take many more applications, in which case, financially it could make more sense to use another technique, such as laser tattoo removal.

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