If you’ve been looking into the cost of removing a bad or unwanted tattoo, you will quickly discover two things.
1. Professional tattoo removal services are very expensive. This includes services such as laser treatment, rejuvi injections, or dermabrasion sessions.
2. Over the counter tattoo removal products are very inexpensive. This includes products such as Wrecking Balm, Dermasal, Tattoo Off, and other similar creams and gels.
Understandably, you are likely to want to believe that the second option is going to do the job of the first but at a fraction of the cost. The desire to save money is generally why people buy these inexpensive tattoo removal products in the first place, despite a skeptical warning inside telling them it might not work so well.
You’d do well to listen to these warnings. There are three reasons why so called cheap tattoo removal products can end up costing you even more than you expected.
The first reason is the length of time it takes to see fading results. Sure, you can buy a one month kit for under $100, but it might take 10 one month kits to see fading. And even then it might not fade like you want – it might be just partially faded. And you’d need to keep buying more and more.
The second reason is some of these products can actually damage the skin. Specifically, I’m talking about TCA skin peels. These shouldn’t really be done as an at home tattoo removal technique as it’s simply too risky.
The third reason is that after spending 6-12 months buying and using these products, you will likely end up spending money on one of the above professional methods, such as laser treatments. Laser tattoo removal costs are significant, and this will be an expense on top of the money wasted on products that don’t very well.
If you’re considering cheap tattoo removing creams and gels, please consider the reasons above and give yourself some time to consider if the risk is worth it. You might end up spending way more money than you think if you’re not lucky.