Laser Tattoo Removal Guide

There are a variety of products out there that fall under the unofficial term of “tattoo removal creams”. These products are primarily sold online. They do not require a prescription or any visit with a doctor or medical professional. One of the biggest selling points is just that – you can buy them online and use them in the privacy of your own home, without seeing a doctor or going in for treatments. Additionally, there is no pain involved in the application of these creams to the skin. This is a big contrast towards nearly all tattoo removal methods, such as laser removal, dermabrasion, excision, and rejuvi, all of which cause considerable pain and discomfort for their administration.

There are many different brand of tattoo removal cream. This includes Wrecking Balm, the most popular and widely available tattoo removal cream, and others such as Tat B Gone, Tattoo Off and Tattoo Away.. While there are even more removal creams than these, by far the two most popular products are Tat B Gone and Wrecking Balm.

Both of these products claim that they will fade or remove a tattoo through the use of repeated applications of their cream to the skin. This means applying a “topical” lotion, gel, or cream – and by topical, this simply means at the surface of the skin. Both Wrecking Balm and Tat B Gone kits have a handful of products included, that are to be used together. For instance, a person might use one gel first to prepare the skin, then a second gel that’s supposed to act to remove then ink, and then a third gel to finalize the process and rejuvinate the skin.

It’s unclear to many how these products work. Many consider the manufacturers claims to be more marketing and hype than anything else.
However, there are many online reports from people claiming that through the use of a tattoo removal cream product, they did in fact see a significant fading of their tattoo. For this reason, it’s fair to say that the products work to an extent. However, having a tattoo entirely removed at the level offered from laser removal, for instance, is a controversial claim.

It’s worth considering that tattoo removal creams may in fact work in the sense of fading a tattoo slowly. In this sense, cheaply done tattoos and tattoos that are already faded and old may respond better than newer tattoos with high quality ink.

For someone considering tattoo removal, these products are very inexpensive and do offer a money back guarantee. Note though that it can take many, many months of applications before the desired results can be seen. The total cost of so many treatments or tattoo removal kits can eventually outweigh what was originally perceived as a cheap tattoo removal method.

There are more products than ever now sold over the counter – or rather, over the internet, without a prescription, for removing a tattoo. This covers everything from products like Nuviderm, based on **TCA tattoo removal** to Wrecking Balm, often described as a **tattoo removal cream**. Are these products safe? Do they work? Will they remove my tattoo? These are all legitimate concerns that any consumer would reasonably have when researching their tattoo removal options. Unfortunately, the answers to these questions isn’t clear, and the concensus on the effectiviness or safety of such “do it yourself” or “at home” tattoo removal method is dubious at best.

Take for instance the use of TCA cream. While it has been proven to remove tattoo ink from the skin, it can also lead to scars when used improperly or when used at highly concentrated levels. Products that create a “controlled inflammation” at the surface of the skin to remove a tattoo create a valid concern about the safety of such a procedure being sold unregulated and used at home by individuals without any training in tattoo removal methods. This is not a good situation and misuse of products can lead to damaging a persons skin.

The whole array of products that fall under the umbrella of tattoo removal creams presents a different set of concerns and questions. This includes products such as Wrecking Balm, Tattoo Off, and Tat B Gone. While there are concerns that these over the counter tattoo creams contained the skin bleaching agent known as hydroquinone, it’s a challenge to uncover if this chemical is actually present in any of these products or if it’s just a rumor. In any case, reports of safety problems in the sense of pain or scarring caused by tattoo removal cream is rare. The effectiveness of such products is another problem, with conflicting reports over their use in removing a tattoo. Some of these products work by bringing the tattoo ink closer to the surface of the skin and then out of the body. In the meantime, it can appear then that the tattoo removal cream is actually brightening or strengthening the tattoo ink, as it will temporarily become more visible and noticable as it gets closer to the surface of the skin.

Because of the high costs associated with more effective and reliable techniques, such as **laser tattoo removal***, the market is ripe for cheaper, easier solutions. However, just because a tattoom removal product is available at a cheap price, it doesn’t mean it’s necessarily safe or effective. Buyer beware.