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Tattoo Care formulations for highly specialized demands

Every fifth American now has a tattoo, as do about 60 million Europeans, and this colorful body decoration is becoming increasingly popular. Tattooing involves the introduction of pigments into the skin’s dermis. The pigments remain trapped in the dermis, the second layer of the skin. However, the uppermost skin layer, the epidermis, is also stressed in the process.

Inspired by the increasing demand from tattooed consumers for individual solutions to protect their inked skin, Evonik’s Personal Care Business Line has created seven formulation solutions based on its own raw materials that protect and nurture the skin before and after tattooing.

Very few personal care products are currently available specifically for tattooed skin and as tattoos las ... ...