The Easiest and Hardest Tattoo Ink Pigments To Remove
When it comes to laser tattoo removal, certain tattoo pigments are harder to remove than others. Some laser wavelengths don’t recognize ink colors that are closely related to skin colors (such as yellows, oranges, white, or pinks). Red ink is also difficult to remove with laser tattoo removal, even more so on darker skin tones due to the required wavelength. Other methods, such as Tatt2Away®, are “colorblind” meaning they can remove any color ink from any skin tone. Read more about how different color inks impact the ease of removal!
When it comes to laser tattoo removal, certain tattoo pigments are harder to remove than others. Some laser wavelengths don’t recognize ink colors that are closely related to skin colors (such as yellows, oranges, white, or pinks).
Red ink is also difficult to remove with laser tattoo removal, even more so on darker skin tones due to the required wavelength. Other methods, such as Tatt2Away, are “colorblind” meaning they can remove any color ink from any skin tone. Read more about how different color inks impact the ease of removal!
Easy Ink to Remove
The color of tattoo ink is a large determining factor when it comes to how easy or quick it will be to remove an unwanted tattoo. Specifically, in laser tattoo removal, darker inks are easier to remove.
Black ink, green ink, and blue ink are easier to remove than some other colors, such as red, white, yellow, or orange ink. Lasers can easily pick up on darker inks (with black tattoo ink being the easiest to remove on any skin tone) with a simple laser setting.
Difficult Ink to Remove
Other color inks such as red ink, require specific laser wavelengths that not all lasers or companies have available. Even when a laser has the capability to remove colored tattoo ink, the risk of scarring or hypo/hyperpigmentation (the permanent lightening or darkening of the skin) is greatly increased.
White ink is also difficult to remove with laser tattoo removal since the risk of oxidation is present, which can turn the ink in a tattoo brown, blue, or gray, with the inability to remove it after the change occurs.
Other pigments of ink that are difficult to remove include: pink, orange, purple, yellow, or other colors that are mixed with red or white inks for the same reason.
Why Skin Tones Affect Ease of Removal
Skin tone is also a significant factor when it comes to removing pigmented tattoo ink.
With laser tattoo removal, it is almost impossible to remove color ink from darker skin tones due to the increased concentration of melanin. Risk of keloid increases, as well as the risk of hypopigmentation in these skin types.
On lighter skin tones, it is easier to remove colored ink, though difficulty still remains with certain ink colors. Read more about how skin tone impacts tattoo removal.
Tatt2Away’s Method is Organic and Natural
With Tatt2Away, tattoo removal is possible on any color of tattoo ink, and on any skin tone.
This is because Tatt2Away does not use lasers to find the ink in the skin, but rather, uses a microdermabrasion technique completed by certified technicians removing the ink by pulling it up and out of the skin (compared to processing it through the lymphatic system as laser tattoo removal does).
To book a free consultation with Tatt2Away, and remove your black or colored tattoo, visit our locations page. Tattoo removal should work on any tattoo you want to remove, no matter the color!
