Gearing up for Micro-pigmentation

[HatingHats]

I am saying that the correct organic ink (many are polymers) which has a large diffuse shape should be more resistant to fade than much smaller metal oxide particles as the years go by. That said, when the actual tattoo machine hits the skin and the pigment is inserted into the dermis, smaller metal oxide particles have a tendency to remain in the crevices created by the vibrating needle more easily. Just as tiny bits of sand or dust can go into a cut on your hand more easily than strands of sphagetti can. That is why, if the pigment used is a metal oxide, you need often only one session and going over the same areas would simply produce elongated dots and too dark of a shade. With organic polymers, many of them will not be inserted fully into the dermis and as your immune system closes the skin and your epidermis sloughs off, the larger organic polymers will often not remain. For a foot away, it would appear to be fading and this area can be gone over again with a tattoo machine, without 'elongating' the dots so to speak. It seems that with this type of approach, 3 to 5 sessions can often achieve the best look and match. The up side is, if you protect your dome from the sun, less smearing and fading down the road in 10, 20, 30 years etc....

Now, with that said, ... remember, this is the engineering nerd version of how things work. In the real world, humanity follows a gaussian (bell) curve and what works well in some math equation may not mean jack sht in someone with a bit unusual scalp. I actualy do not specialize in tissue engineering, so I had to contact a former professor to learn about the very items I just mentioned above. So while it is generally true, specific results in individuals in the real world will vary along a scale.

Broadly speaking, if I had to take a guess, I would say that metal oxide inks are more resistant to UV degradation but have more potential for fading down the road. Organic inks on the other hand are riskier since they are often more sensitive to UV degradation but providing you wear sunscreen and take care of your smp treatment, probably have the potential to resist fade better in the long run.