Semi-Permanent Cosmetics for REAL

Well, now there will be more turmoil in the cosmetic tattoo industry. It seems our friends at Freedom-2 not only will have a pigment that can be lasered in one session (PRTI - permanent but removable tattoo ink) but they also have TLT - Time Limited Tattoo - which is the world's FIRST (get it, FIRST, all you semi-permanent cosmetics proponents) non-permanent tattoo ink option. Apparently this ink fades at a pre-determined, time-release schedule. So it seems to truly "disappear".

This is going to be very confusing for the general public if people out there don't stop this whole "semi-permanent" scam going on. Read previous blog postings of mine to see the problem. Because of natural fading of tattoo ink, these folks decided to call permanent cosmetics "semi-permanent." A huge disservice and now, it will be a nightmare because clients will be looking to get the new REAL semi-permanent makeup and can end up with regular tattoo ink. Consumer education is going to be greatly needed and clients will have to be sure they are getting TLT pigments!

I am not sure how this does it - this story is yet to be told, but it seems that the material that encapsulates the pigments only have a certain life span and must break down at a predicted rate. My feelings are this will be great for the cosmetic tattoo client who would like to "try" permanent cosmetics, and if they really are happy with it, they can have the PRTI pigment replace the TLT pigment before it totally disappears.

Time will tell if this can happen. Visit www.freedom2ink.com for more information.

New Tattoo Ink on the Horizon

Great News! Finally, for those who are "on the fence" worried about whether or not they want cosmetic or traditional tattooing because of its "permanence" there is a new ink by Freedom-2 that can be lasered in one session!

Maybe too good to be true at the moment, but I already have clients lined up and waiting. It seems that it will be expensive but worth it for those who want that safety net of being able to remove it. It seems color is specially microencapsulated with a polymer coating so that when the laser hits it, the capsules break and the color is absorbed into the body and voila! No tattoo!

Disturbing though, are their claims that tattoo inks being used today contain toxic and carcinogenic materials - they should have said "SOME" because I know my inks are all from FDA color additive listings, too, just like they claim theirs are. It bears watching as I am not sure at this point if the color selection will be what we are used to in the cosmetic tattoo arena.

Check it out at www.freedom2ink.com