Ingredients in Tattoo Removal Creams

Unwanted Tatt?

If you are reading this the chances are you have a tattoo that you wish to get rid of. Whether it’s your ex`s name splattered down your arm or the result of a drunken night you want to forget, there are a few options available to you. Perhaps the most popular removal method is by laser however the risks and costs involved often deter people before they even give it serious thought.

Another quite popular and controversial method is the use of a tattoo removal cream and this article will identify the ingredients in tattoo removal creams. The cloud of controversy which hangs over this method of tattoo removal stems from the lack of proof that any of them actually work. However the advantages are often enough to guide people past the cold hard facts, for example there are no lasers, which in turn means no scarring, no instructions, do it from home, its brilliant right?

Despite the distinct lack of success stories involving tattoo removal creams, many people are willing to give it a shot. I mean come on, it’s worth it even if there`s only a 10% chance of it working, right? Well, the majority would agree however with some of the removal creams available they are a little sketchy as to what they actually put in them and by sketchy I mean they actually don`t bother. That alone is enough to put most people off using the stuff, I mean why on earth wouldn’t they want you to know what`s in them? For this reason alone they have sacrificed FDA approval so it’s not to save face there. To understand further, let’s take a look at what is actually in the stuff.

Ingredients in Tattoo Removal Creams:  

WATER, GLYCERYL POLYMETHCRYLATES PROPYLENE GLYCOL, PRUNUS ARMENIACA POWDER, DMDM HYDANTTON (A) LODOPROPYNYL BUTYLCARBAMATE, POLYSORBATE, CARBOMER, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, ALOE BARBADENSIS GEL, BENZOPHENONE-4, D1SODIUM EDTA, PHYTODINE (VITAMIN K), CHAMOMILE EXTRACT,ROSEMARY EXTRACT, CALUNDULA EXTRACT, ORANGE PEEL EXTRACT, LEMONGRASS EXTRACT, BASIL EXTRACT, SAGE EXTRACT, HORSETAIL EXTRACT, EUCALYPTUS EXTRACT, HONEY EXTRACT, BLACK WALNUT EXTRACT, BENZYL ALCOHOL, ISOHEXADECANE, GLYCERIN, TRLMETHYLPENTANEDIOL / ADIPIC ACID COPOLYMER, STEARETH-21, CETYL ALCOHOL, STEARYL ALCOHOL,POLYACRYLAMIDE (A) C13-141SOPARAFHN (&) LALKETO. 7, BEHENYL ALCOHOL, DIMETHICONE COPOLYOL, SUCROSE COCOATE, STEARETH-2, DEA-OLETH-3 PHOSPHATE, HYDROQUINONE 2, DMDM HYDANTOIN (A) IODOPROPYNL BUTYLCARBAMATE, POLYSORBATC, SALICYLIC ACID, SODIUM METABISULFITE, ASCORBI ACID (VITAMIN C) , PROPYLENB GLYCOL, STEARIC ACID, GLYCERYL STEARATE, BUTLYENE GLYCOL, SOPROPYL PALMITATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, TRIETHANOLAMINE, SWEET ALMOND OIL, DIMETH3CONE COPOLYOL, DIAZOLTDINYL UREA, METHYLPARABEN, PROPYLPARABEN, ALOE VERA GEL, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE (VITAMIN E), DISODIUMEDTA, DIMETHICONE, FRAGRANCE. 

You might recognize some of these ingredients from your everyday household products, some of them appear in antifreeze for example. So now it isn’t that hard to understand why some tattoo removal firms wish to cover up the contents of their creams but understand this- you`re not going to remove a permanent tattoo with aloe vera and plant extracts! Its going to take something a little stronger.  

If you are going to use these creams it goes without saying you should perform some sort of allergy test before you go splashing it all over your body. Good luck with your removal, whatever route you choose and least now you know the ingredients in tattoo removal creams.