Tattoo removal isn’t heavily factored in when choosing your tattoo. Laser removal is painful, expensive, and time-consuming (not to mention expensive.) Recently, however, there has been evidence of a new non-permanent tattoo ink. According to an online article, there is a company called Freedom-2 who created a tattoo ink that can be removed with only one laser treatment. Once the heat from the laser hits the inks, the tiny, harmless beads dissolve into the body and the tattoo fades away. It's all about the biology of the ink and the body. The scientists also say that the inks will fade on their own in a matter of months. "This could be a new type of jewelry." (Smithsonian.)
I think the idea of a non-permanent tattoo is contradictory. For hundreds of years, tattoos have only been seen as permanent and therefore became so important in many cultures. In today’s society, tattoos have evolved into a common practice and their permanence is still considered to be the deciding factor. If a non-permanent tattoo becomes mainstream, the importance and significance of a tattoo is lost. If there was a way to remove something easily, of course someone will not take the time to think about putting it there in the first place since it won’t be a big deal. The significance of making a commitment to a tattoo that you will knowingly have with you forever will fade once it is possible to make a tattoo disappear. Even if the tattoo is regrettable later in life, it is like a mark on a timeline of who you used to be and what your interests were. I do appreciate the idea that you can more freely decorate your body with this process but I hate that tattoos will eventually evolve into just another piece of jewelry and not an important life decision.
Kat Von D advertising her line of tattoo concealer products for Sephora.
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