Nov 19 2007Temporary Tattoos: When Love Doesn't Last
Freedom 2, a tattoo ink company, has just released a line of ink that can be removed with a single laser treatment. The ink is produced by encasing water soluble pigments within insoluble polymers. The ink is visable as long as the small polymer beads (5-6 microns) aren't ruptured. When a laser does break the beads during removal, the soluble ink is reprocessed by the body and the tattoo disappears. Geez, where was this when I got married the first two times? Women get pretty disturbed by my 'Martha Forever' and 'Samantha Till I Die' tattoos whenever I remove my pants. Well, by those and the fact that I just took my pants off on the bus.
Erasable Tattoos Are Less Of A Regret [ohgizmo]
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Reader Comments
1. Newmanizzl - November 19, 2007 8:49 AM
First
2. boredom - November 19, 2007 9:38 AM
why would you get a tattoo and not want it to be permanent? Also can it be ruptured in other ways cause that would suck
3. gia - November 19, 2007 11:40 AM
cool...
4. RandomNigel - November 19, 2007 12:16 PM
Yea, I heard about that...
Pretty smart, actually.
Most people end up regretting their tattoos...
5. guate6 - November 19, 2007 1:16 PM
I can see governments using these, perhaps for undercover agents (FBI, etc.). Otherwise, an excellent idea.
6. redneck - November 19, 2007 5:05 PM
great if some people end up regretting their tattoos
7. uni'tard - November 19, 2007 6:33 PM
this will totally justify my unicorn tattoo!!!