On the suitability of glycolic acid and tattoos
In recent times, there are many ways to take care of skin. Glycolic acid is often used for skin rejuvenation, but its influence on tattoos must be studied carefully.
Tattoos, with pigments into the skin, form various patterns and characters, and stay on the skin. Glycolic acid, with weak acidity, can promote exfoliation and help the skin's metabolism. Therefore, in ordinary skin care, it can make the skin smooth and shiny.
However, the skin with tattoos is unusual. If applied with glycolic acid, the acid or tattoo pigments will smudge and fade. Because glycolic acid breaks the stratum corneum of the skin, and the tattoo pigment exists on the dermis, the stratum corneum is damaged, the pigment is easily affected by the outside world, and the risk of color change increases.
And when the tattoo is first formed, the skin is still in the repair period, and the stimulation of glycolic acid may cause discomfort, such as redness, swelling, pain, or even infection, delaying healing.
Therefore, if you want to protect the beauty of the tattoo and keep the skin healthy, you should be careful when using glycolic acid on the tattoo. If the tattoo has been around for a long time and the skin has recovered, you can try it on a small part of the skin before observing its reaction. If there is no abnormality, you can use it for a while. And when using it, you must follow the regulations,
In short, glycolic acid in tattoos has mixed interests, and users need to be well informed and cautious in order to get the best of both worlds.