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Tattoo Reviver Lotion - What’s the magical ingredient?
Tattoos are getting more and more popular, and I see lots of product in the market claiming to revive tattoo colors. What is the active ingredient that does that magic?
I have seen a few products’ ingredients list, and I didn’t find anything unusual :no_mouth:
For instance this L’Oreal formula “Hydra Energetic Tattoo Reviver”, so overloaded with stuff:
Aqua / Water, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., Paraffinum Liquidum / Mineral Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Elaeis Guineensis Oil / Palm Oil, Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid, Mentha Piperita Extract / Peppermint Extract, PEG-100 Stearate, Stearic Acid, Creatine, Carbomer, Zinc Gluconate, Glyceryl Stearate, Dimethicone, Sodium Hydroxide, Myristic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Pentylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Linalool, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Coumarin, Limonene, Hexyl Cinnamal, Parfum
Is that just a super emollient combined with some strong surfactant (sulfonic acid) for skin penetration??
I would like to hear your opinion on that,
All best,
Will
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4 Replies
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I think anything that puts a shine over the tattoo in all honesty. I’m sure you would achieve the same using mineral oil.
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Will said:…
Is that just a super emollient combined with some strong surfactant (sulfonic acid) for skin penetration??
…That’s HEPES, it’s a so called ‘Good’s buffer’ or simply said a valuable pH buffer for in vitro assays and for culturing cells (like cancer cell lines). IMHO it’s in most cases ridiculous to add that to a cream.
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Yeah, this is just an emollient that might make the skin look a bit more shiny which might convince someone their tattoo looks better. Nothing to actually brighten the color.
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@Pharma that’s true! I hadn’t realized its INCI name. I’ve used HEPES before in molecular biology. Perhaps they intend to achieve pH stability (around 7-7.5 in the case of HEPES), and subsequently overall product stability.
@Perry That’s what I suspected, and @Herbnerd also shared the same opinion.
Thank you all for your input!
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