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Why use laser therapy or surgical excision when you can eliminate a tattoo with some tattoo removal cream? The market has recently been flooded by a huge number of topical products that claim to remove tattoos, but their efficiency is truly limited. First of all, you need to think of skin structure; if the pigment would be injected in the superficial skin layers, it would wear off in time, peeling together with the dead skin cells. Yet, this is not the case, and most tattoos are made at the level of the deep dermal layers where they become permanent.

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A tattoo removal cream exposes the skin to an advanced level of chemical exfoliation, meaning that it interacts with the skin structure in the attempt to break up the tattoo ink. Discomfort and side effects sometimes accompany the use of a tattoo removal cream, and this usually happens because the main ingredient of such products is a form of acid. Tingling and itching usually affect the area where you apply the tattoo removal cream, but symptoms alleviation is possible by the application of a soothing balm.

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If the tattoo removal cream comes with a kit, it will most certainly contain a massager or some small item to help you spread the ointment evenly. This type of application is considered superior to rubbing the cream in the skin with the fingers. A tattoo removal cream will start to show results within six weeks from the beginning of the treatment, but depending on the complexity of the tattoo, it may take up to six months before the ink is broken.

As for efficiency ratings, lots of products are reviewed as completely useless. By efficiency, most products in fact mean that the tattoo slightly wears off. Then, it is also important to carefully choose the product to apply on the skin, because it should carry an FDA certification as proof of its safety. Scars, rashes, allergies and deep tissue damage could follow the irrational use of some topical tattoo removal cream.

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Some products are advertised as natural, meaning that they also contain some organic herbal extracts. Rosemary leaf, aloe vera and orange peel extract are sometimes used in combination with a chemical peeling agent for a good breaking impact of the tattoo ink and the protection of the dermal tissues. Such a tattoo removal cream will have very few side effects and a lower toxicity.