Recently, the fair sex is increasingly less likely to use permanent makeup. As an alternative to it, ordinary decorative cosmetics appear, and makeup means tend to be more natural. Despite this, many professionals and women are trying to find the perfect pigment for tattooing, those that are best suited for their skin.
Types of dyes for tattooing
Tattoo pigments used in most beauty salons are produced in several countries: America, Italy, Spain, Germany or regions of South Asia. Depending on which solvent and binder is used as part of the paints, they are divided into two types: water-glycerol-alcohol or water-sorbitol-alcohol. Pigments can also be divided into liquid and cream.
Water-alcohol-sorbitol-based sorbitol dyes are far from suitable for all types of tattoo machines and have a fairly liquid consistency. They are easily and evenly distributed under the skin in the pigmentation zone. Such a pigment for tattooing eyebrows in some cases can give a blurry line, but it depends on the type of skin.
Glycerin tattoo pigments are based on water and alcohol. They are often called cream, because by their consistency they are somewhat thicker than sorbitol. With their help, you can get good results, but the high hiding power of the pigment affects the cost of work.
The best pigments for tattooing
Today, in beauty salons, professionals use various dyes. Everyone selects the most suitable pigments for tattooing. Which of them is better, it is definitely impossible to answer. The cost of liquid dyes is lower, but they require a certain application technique and are not suitable for every machine. Cream pigments are used for all devices, they can be mixed with each other and get different shades, diluted with a solvent without loss of quality, since their pigment concentration is higher.
When choosing a pigment for tattooing, its price plays an important role. The cost of a high-quality dye, which consists of highly concentrated substances, with good hiding power and passed certification and dermatological testing, will be quite high.
Are tattoo dyes safe?
The harmlessness of pigments for permanent makeup is a very acute issue that is solved by different experts. Some of them are of the opinion that such procedures harm the skin, and injected substances can cause the development of cancer and allergic diseases. Other experts say that the harm of pigments is too exaggerated, citing their evidence and arguments.
The composition of any paint is a mixture of various chemical components that interact not only with each other, but also with the environment in which they are located. The ideal paint for permanent makeup, of course, should be non-toxic and have certain properties. The main ones are stability and stability, which will not allow it to disintegrate into components. The inertness of the pigment does not allow it to react with various fluids, including blood.
What should not be part of the pigments for tattooing
Good tattooing pigments should not have organohalogen compounds. This group of substances includes iodine, chlorine and bromine - they are toxic and can cause various complications. In addition, the composition of the pigments includes the so-called discussion components, which include, for example, azo dyes. After decay, they form aromatic amines, which are harmful to human health. Many of the azo dyes are banned in some countries.
Another group of substances is heavy metals. The presence of some of them in the composition of the pigments for tattooing is allowed: for example, the composition of green dyes often includes chrome, which gives them such a shade. The production standards are strictly regulated, and they contain the concentration of heavy metals that are added to dyes. Tattoo pigments contain glycerin. Of course, this substance does not harm the body, but in its pure form it overdries the skin. For this reason, water is added to quality pigments.
Solvents for tattoo dyes also have certain requirements. For the most part, they are extremely simple: the absence of chemical impurities and the minimum number of components - the fewer they are, the lower the likelihood of them entering into a reaction with each other, skin and paint. Similar requirements apply to perfumes, emulsifiers and preservatives.
Aqua tattoo pigments
The American company Li Pigmentes produces “Aqua” permanent makeup dyes, which include a special organic dye that gives additional brightness without changing the hue. The only organic dye in the Aqua line is added to any finished pigment for lip tattooing. When used independently, it gives a bright red tint.
Aqua pigments for tattooing, included in the Carbon Black line, are used only by experienced cosmetologists working with coal bases. The palette of shades of permanent makeup dyes produced by the company includes 96 colors, among which you can choose both correctors and additives, with which they achieve the perfect result.
Types of Permanent Makeup
Tattooing is a procedure based on the rupture of the upper skin, in connection with which, after its completion, unpleasant sensations such as tingling, burning, redness can cause inconvenience for some time. You can eliminate them with painkillers. Fully microscopic wounds heal in three to five days.
3D eyebrow tattooing is done with small neat strokes that mimic real hairs. Drawing in this technique looks very natural and almost invisible.
Eye contouring: a thin line is drawn between natural eyelashes, which gives the look depth and visually makes the eyelashes thicker.
Permanent lip tattooing is performed in several ways - volumetric or continuous shading. The dye is applied to the entire visible part of the lips, which gives volume and sensuality.
After the procedure, the skin may turn red. The greatest edema occurs, as a rule, on the lips: their shade will be more vivid than in later times. In most cases, the pigment after tattooing brightens and fades over time.
On the skin surface after 20-24 hours, crusts form, which disappear after 2-3 days. During this period, they use special ointments and try not to resort to decorative cosmetics, tanning and other procedures.
How to prepare for the makeup procedure
It is necessary to prepare for tattooing in advance. It is advisable to mentally tune in to the fact that for some time after the procedure the appearance will not be the most presentable - redness, swelling and peeling last for two or three days. Side effects can be minimized if you follow the advice of specialists.
Before the makeup procedure, you can take sedatives. This will help to cope with a nervous breakdown.
How to care for tattoo
The most important thing in permanent makeup is the proper care for it. The crust formed after the procedure cannot be peeled off in any case, this will cause the formation of a keloid scar. After the pigmented surface begins to peel off, moisturizing creams are applied to it. You can use grape seed oil, almond oil. True, they are used mainly for the lips - the eyelids and eyebrows do not cause such inconvenience.
While the tattoo is healing, visit baths, saunas and pools is not worth it. It is advisable not to expose the skin to water and direct sunlight. Dirt should not get on the wounds, while sticking the makeup with a band-aid should not be done, this will only tear off the crust.
The place on which pigments for tattooing were applied are treated with ointments that do not include antibiotics.
Expert Advice
Many cosmetologists have vast experience in creating permanent makeup and can properly mix pigments for tattooing. Moscow, one might say, is the capital of such procedures, and experts often come here for experience and new information. Professionals often give their clients advice:
- Bright and acidic shades should not be chosen.
- Natural and natural pigments are the basis of makeup, in addition, from an environmental point of view, such paints are best.
- Saving on permanent makeup is not worth it: despite the fact that the prices of high-quality and certified pigments are high, this procedure can be harmful to health when using bad materials.
- Be sure to check the expiration date of the paint.
- Before tattooing, the master must present a certificate for the product.
You need to choose a beautician and a salon very carefully - the quality of the procedure depends on his skill.