Good question!

Let’s see if we can put the use of TCA into context first. I feel a history lesson coming on!

Back in the 1970s, tattoo removal techniques were a lot different. They were – how shall we say? – a bit less sophisticated. Laser tattoo removal wasn’t widespread or really available, and things like over the counter tattoo removal cream just didn’t exist. People used horrible techniques such as tattoo excision in order to get rid of a tattoo they didn’t want to keep or couldn’t keep for personal / professional reasons.

*Side note: what the heck is tattoo excision? A scary thing, I tell you… it means you cut the skin out containing the tattoo (i.e. hence, you excise it) and then the skin surrounding the missing skin is sewed up over it. Ouch, right?! No kidding. This method certainly left its fair share of scars on my patients, that’s for sure. Okay – back to our history lesson.

It was in this time that people began using TCA for tattoo removal. TCA was successful in removing or treating other skin conditions or skin problems, such as warts and wrinkles, and somewhere along the line, people realized it was effective at fading tattoo ink from the skin. (And it was a heck of a lot more attractive than cutting your skin out via tattoo excision.)

This is important to note because yes – TCA does work for fading tattoos. It doesn’t work overnight but it does work.

(Note that ALL techniques take time – nothing works overnight. Except perhaps for the recently mentioned technique of tattoo excision.)

But then this begs the question: is TCA safe to use for removing tattoos?

It would depend on who you ask.

Countless people have used TCA for fading their own tattoos and it worked out okay. But unlike something like Tat B Gone or Wrecking Balm, TCA tattoo removal does cause some pain. Many people describe it as a mild stinging or burning sensation. This is because TCA creates what’s referred to controlled inflammation on the skin. This inflammation is the method in which it, after repeated use, fades the tattoo ink from the skin.

The risks of using TCA are then two-fold:

1) Some people don’t like the pain.

2) If you don’t know what you’re doing, you could do it wrong, like use pure TCA, and really hurt yourself.

That being said, sellers on Ebay, Amazon, and other places sell TCA in solutions specifically formulated and pre-mixed for tattoo fading like this one here: TCA 20% Chemical Peel solution or this one, a TCA 20% + Jessner’s Solution.

The bottom line: sticking with one of these solutions, or a similar TCA peel, removes or minimizes the risks associated with TCA tattoo removal.

Can you get tattoo removal cream at Walmart?

Answer:

Why, yes - you sure can.

It’s called Wrecking Balm.

To be more exact, it’s called Wrecking Balm Microdermabrasion Tattoo Fade System.

And it’s the most well known cream for fading tattoos. It’s the best and most popular over the counter treatment for tattoo removal and tattoo fading.

Why?

It doesn’t hurt and doesn’t leave scars. It doesn’t require a doctors note or any assistance from a doctor. It’s easy to use and you don’t have let anyone know you’re doing it.

And now Walmart sells it everywhere, in all their stores, for anyone to buy who wants to remove a tattoo.

Pretty cool, eh?

Since Walmart is so big, you might have a hard time finding it if you don’t know where to look.

(And don’t count on any of the clerks knowing where to find tattoo removing balm!)

Where is it in the actual store?

You’ll find it in the First Aid aisle of Walmart, the same area that sells medicines, bandaids, and other medical supplies.

Now, alongside the aspirin, you can pick up an over the counter tattoo removal cream.

In fact, here’s a picture of exactly what to look for:

Wrecking Balm: Now Available At Walmart

And so how much does Wrecking Balm cost at Walmart?

You can buy the box on the left for $50 at most Walmarts. But the truth is that won’t be enough for most people to fade their tattoo. You’ll probably need to buy a bigger box of Wrecking Balm treatments. You can get Wrecking Balm directly from the company by clicking here and you’ll also get 55% off if you do it right now.

Now, if you’re hesitant to put something like this on your skin without knowing what’s inside, we’ve got the info you’re looking for here on our site. Click here to read the Wrecking Balm ingredients or click here to go ahead and buy it.

“What’s inside Wrecking Balm?”

In other words, what are the Wrecking Balm ingredients?

Great question!

As you can see from the alphabetized list of ingredients below, there is no gasoline, horse tranquilizer, or other scary stuff. That’s probably what you were trying to find, eh? OK, that joke might not be funny if you’re worried about it!

Alright – enough jibber jabber.

Without further ado, here is the ingredients list:

Wrecking Balm ingredients:

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Ceteareth-20, Cetearyl Alcohol,Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Peel Oil, Dihydroxyacetone, Dimethicone, DMDM Hydantoin, Epilobium Angustifolium Extract, Eugenica Caryophyllus (Clove) Flower Oil, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Iron Oxides, Isopropyl Myristate, Juglans Regia (Walnut) Shell Powder, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Methylparaben, Mineral Oil, Petrolatum, Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit (Indian Gooseberry) Extract, Polysorbate 20, Propylene Glycol, Propylparaben, Rosemarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil, Salicylic Acid, SD Alcohol 40-B, Silica, Talc, Theobroma Cacao, (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Titanium Dioxide, Tocopheryl Acetate, Water (Aqua)

So what here lightens your tattoo exactly? Good luck figuring that out…

…except that, oh wait! The folks at Wrecking Balm were cool enough to elaborate on them for us. Or at least give us something to ponder without revealing all their secrets. It seems there are two things they want you to notice about what’s inside Wrecking Balm tattoo removal cream.

One – something called Indian Gooseberry Extract. Or, if your a nerd, you can refer to it as Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit. According to the company, this extract is a “rich anti-oxidant botanical known for skin-lightening qualities that combat hyperpigmentation”, and furthermore, they go on to say that it gives a huge amount of antioxidents to the skin that is convert toxins and degrade proteins responsible for excessive skin pigmentation.

Two – In regards to Chemical Cell Renewal Stimulus, the ingredient Salicylic acid is of importance. It works magic by making skin cells shed more rapidly, thus preventing pores getting clogged up, and allowing for new skin cell growth.

SO there you have it - the Wrecking Balm ingredients.

If you’re interested in buying it or learning more about tattoo removal for cheap, click here.

Then you, my friend, are in the right place! This information is (somehow) hard to come by… I suppose the company could rightly consider it a trade secret, but then again, it is printed on the actual labels when you buy the product right? So it can’t be too much of a secret! Either way, we’re spilling the beans cuz we’re just that crazy about tattoo removal…

There’s actually a few different pieces to what is collectively referred to as Tat B Gone, as you can see from the photo.

They are simply labeled as step 1, step 2, and step 3. That being said, let’s break down the Tat B Gone ingredients by each “Step” i.e. each different container, as shown in the photo here on the left.

Tat B Gone Ingredients for the “Step 1″ bottle:

Water, Glyceryl, Polymethacrylates [&] Propylene Glycol, Prunus Armeniaca [Apricot] Seed Powder, Dmdm Hydantion [&] Lodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Polysorbate, Carbomer, Sodium Hydroxide, Aloe Barbadensis Gel, Benzophenone-4, Disodium Edta, Phytodine [Vitamin K], Chamomile Extract, Rosemary Extract, Calendula Extract, Orange Peel Extract, Lemongrass Extract, Basil Extract, Sage Extract, Horsetail Extract, Eucalyptus Extract, Honey Extract, Black Walnut, Benzyl Alcohol, Fragance.

Tat B Gone Ingredients for the “Step 2″ bottle:

Water, Glycerin Polyacrylamide, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Leureth-7, Steareth-21, Cetyl Alcohol, Sucrose Cocoate, Hydroquinone, Stearyl Alcohol, Salicylic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis [Rosemary] Leaf Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Salvia Officinalis [Sage] Leaf Extract, Sodium Citrate, Citrus Medica Limonum [Lemon] Extract, Cucumis Sativus [Cucumber] Fruit Extract, Honey, Sodium Metabisulfite, Benzyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Hydroquinone, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Fragance.

Tat B Gone Ingredients for the “Step 3″ bottle:

Water, Stearic Acid, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Butlyene Glycol, Isopropyl Palmitate, Propylene Glycol, Triethanonlamine, Glycerine, Sweet Almond Oil, Dimethicone Copolyol, Diazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Aloe Vera Gel, Fragrance, Tocopheryl Acetate [Vitamin E] Disodium Edta, Dimethicone.

And there you have it! The ingredients to Tattoo Be Gone.

ALSO:

You might be wandering what’s up with the whole “3 step process.” This is explained more detail here at our Tat B Gone review page. If you’d used Tat B Gone, please add your comments so that the review is ever more useful for later visitors seeking tattoo removal.

One of the funniest things about a running a site like The Tattoo Removal Creams Guide is getting to be able to read the mail that comes in through our contact form. We get lots of mail from people asking questions about how to remove a tattoo and also hoping to get something for FREE tattoo removal.

I can’t blame them; wouldn’t that be the best of both worlds – a product like Wrecking Balm that removes tattoos and is also, somehow, magically…free?

And thus the focus of todays blog post, which comes straight from our mail bag:

Where can I find a Wrecking Balm sample?

Now, dear reader, if this question means where can you find a sample – or small – amount of Wrecking Balm to test our on your tattoo to fade it, the answer is easy. You can find it here.

Now, on the other hand, if you’re asking about a Wrecking Balm sample in the respectable and understandable hope that such a thing will be free, I unfortunately, and evidently, have volunteered for the job that requires me to deliver you bad news: there ain’t no such thing.

I mean, maybe sometimes Wrecking Balm hands out samples at Lollapoolaza or something, but, generally speaking, this isn’t like a TCBY’s where you can sample one of a hundred frozen yogurts and then buy one. Wrecking Balm doesn’t, to my knowledge, have a program for distributing samples.

Why not?

For one thing, it wouldn’t really make sense to get a free sample of Wrecking Balm.

OK – Stick with me here!

Why do I say such a thing?

Because if you got a sample of Wrecking Balm, it means you’d have enough for what – 3 applications? Well what is that going to do for you? It’s like getting a sample of hair dye. You wouldn’t just color one strand of hair right? And so it is with Wrecking Balm – it takes many applications to see the tattoo start to fade, so a sample just doesn’t make sense in the way a sample of food at a deli does, or whatever.

That being said, if you’d like to ask for sample, I’ll point the way. Go here and ask for a sample – see what they say. And if you get a free tattoo removal sample, then come back and leave us a comment on how you pulled it off, okay?

Trust me, inquiring minds will want to know!

Today I want to get into the costs and prices of another OTC tattoo balm – nope, not Wrecking Balm, although we’ll get there shortly in another post – but a product called Tat B Gone.

In my opinion, this is likely the number two most popular tattoo remover cream on the market. One reason is the price: it’s very competitive. Many would say it’s flat out cheap. (This is certainly true if you compare it to methods that are NOT over the counter!)

That being said, how much does Tat B Gone cost?

The answer depends on how much of a supply you need – and how much of a supply you need depends on how big your tattoo is, if it’s older or otherwise faded any so far, and how solid it is insofar as the inks goes. But before we get into all that, which may very well be the subject for a post later this month, let’s just take a straight forward look at the prices for Tat B Gone cream.

• Tat B Gone “Trial Kit”:  $67.50
• 2 Month Supply of Tat B Gone: $129.99
• 4 Month Supply of Tat B Gone:  $199.99
• 6 Month Supply of Tat B Gone: $299.99
• 10 Month Supply of Tat B Gone: $479.99

Note: These prices are accurate at the time of this writing. Like everything, they’re likely to go up in the future!

As you can see, the more you buy, the more money you save. However, it’s hard to say how much you’ll need right before you try it! With that in mind, most people find success trying either the 4 month or 6 month supply of Tat B Gone for either $200 or $300, respectively.

If you found a source for Tat B Gone with different prices – especially if you found cheaper or better prices than these! – please share this information by leaving a comment below. Thanks!

It’s the answer to this question that leads so many people to over the counter creams and tattoo balms that fade away tattoo ink from a persons skin without costing an arm and a leg. What I mean is that these products are, by comparison, cheap!

For example, something such as laser tattoo removal; admittedly, a very effective and well researched technique for removing tattoo ink from a persons skin – something such as this laser removal technique generally costs a patient many thousands of dollars. (It also hurts a hell of a lot and requires commuting to a doctors office, sitting in a waiting room, ands o on. Not fun for anyone!)

At the other end of the spectrum, you have tattoo removal creams like Tat B Gone and Dermasal. These are the light weight options; you can buy them online, or heck, you can even buy Wrecking Balm at Walmart these days if you wanted to! But you can easily get your hands on them and apply it to your tattoo yourself in order to fade your tattoo.

And how much do they cost?

In this article, I want to address just one tattoo removal cream, a very popular one known as Dermasal.

So how much does Dermasal cost?

Here are the numbers, accurate at the time of writing.

• A 1 month supply of Dermasal costs $82.95.
• A 2 month supply of Dermasal costs $118.00.
• A 4 month supply of Dermasal costs $192.00
• And finally, a 6 month supply of Dermasal tattoo removal costs $292.00

As you can see, this makes Dermsal tattoo cream a very cheap method of removing tattoos.

If you have other questions on Dermasal beyond the price and how much it costs, I can read your mind. I bet you’d like to know either how it works or how well it works? To start with the latter question, check out the recent blog post titled: Does Dermasal Tattoo Removal Work?

What this means then is that the ingredients used in Wrecking Balm, as well Tat B Gone ingredients, Tattoo Off ingredients, and so on, are not specifically tested and reviewed by the FDA per product. Instead, the FDA recognized that the ingredients in these tattoo removal creams or balms are, you guessed it – generally recognized as safe.

What sort of guarantee does this then lend to the safety of tattoo removing creams and their ingredients?

For starters, it means they when the products are used as intended, they should do no harm. They shouldn’t cause any pain or make the person ill. However, notice we say as intended. This means if you eat the product or do something entirely foolish, their could be bad side effects to it! (Of course, you knew that already, right?)

When it comes to tattoo removal creams it means that the ingredients have been shown through research and qualified scientist expert opinion that the usage of such ingredients as intended is generally recognized as safe and OK for the health of the person using the product. This isn’t to say that it’s not impossible that someone could have an allergic reaction or bad reaction to something inside Wrecking Balm, for instance. But it means that the company is affirming that experts would agree that it’s generally safe to use for most people.

What does this mean for over the counter products such as TCA cream? Because TCA tattoo removal products are sold and used over the counter often without specifying their usage as a tattoo removing agent or fading agent, the manufacturers have little incentive to make any claims involving FDA approval or to make the claim surrounding TCA to be Generally Recognized as Safe.

Because of this, if you’re seeking a tattoo removal product that sits well with the FDA and is considers generally safe, then an over the counter tattoo cream – one that is sold and marketed directly for removing or fading tattoos – is your best bet.

The product consists of a gel, cream, concealer, an “erosion head”, and a “DemoMatic.”

And how is it supposed to work?
According to Wrecking Balm, it works by using…

“….an FDA-approved mechanical hand-held medical device that gently, but effectively, removes the upper layers of the epidermis (outer skin layer). The second step uses a chemical serum that penetrates deep into the underlying lower layers, breaking up the cellular matrix in which the ink pigments are imbedded.”

And then:

“It takes 4 to 6 weeks for cells to naturally regenerate and complete one cycle. This skin cell renewal process is the key as the ink injected cells work their way to the surface for removal. WreckingBalm® safely works not only to break up the ink pigments, but to expedite the process of removal.”

The company claims its product is “devastatingly effective” and offers a free trial along with a money back guarantee, and free phone and email support for its users.

Where can I buy Wrecking Balm??

You can check out their website and buy Wrecking Balm by clicking here.

(You’ll save 55% buying through this link, too!)

Wrecking Balm snippets, according to the manufacturer:

Can remove a tattoo in as little as two months, especially if its an “amateur tattoo”
Usage can sometimes result in minor irritation or a burning sensation to the skin
Is effective on all skin types
Should not be used on any tattoos that are less than 6 months old
Can be used to fade a tattoo and then safely re-tattoo the same area of the skin to cover it up
they also sell a product called “Branding Butter” which allows you to temporarily conceal your tattoo for one-time needs, such as a wedding or job interview, etc.

How much does Wrecking Balm Tattoo Removal Cream cost?

Here’s a sample of prices that are current as of this writing:

2 month supply (24 applications) costs $150.
6 month supply (72 applications) costs $250.

Add on another $10 or $20 for shipping.

Tat B Gone is a set of lotions applied to the skin repeatedly which are supposed to fade or remove a tattoo from your skin. The product was developed in Norway and it appears the company currently operates out of Europe with worldwide distributors in different countries. Tat B gone has been selling its product online at least since 2003.

How does this product work?

According to Tat B Gone, the product works in 3 steps:

“Step one – Prepares thee tattoo for treatment

Step two – Prepares breakdown of the tattoo ink.

Step three – Infuses the fade away action”

User is then to repeat these steps until the desired results are acheived i.e. the tattoo fades away or otherwise is removed.

What’s in Tat B Gone cream?

Unknown. At this time, the ingredients appear to not be publicly available. It is known that the ingredients are considered to be safe by the FDA, and that this product is hypoallergenic; meaning “allergic reactions have not been a problem.” The company also states its products do not puncture the skin, contain no acid, and is non-abrasive.

How much does it cost?
A trial kit costs a bit under $100 (US dollars) whereas a 10 month supply is around $500.

The 6 month supply kit is their most popular items and it sells for $300.

Tat B Gone Snippets & Tidbits:

• Tat B Gone is shipped in plain, anonymous-looking packages
• Tat B Gone company ships its products worldwide
• Company does NOT offer a money back guarantee, nor does it give out refunds, accept returns, or deal with exchanges of its products
• However, they do claims 95% of users are “satisfied” with results
• Tat B Gone at Claims that the other companies out their with similar products have stolen their graphics, ideas, and website keywords. They also mock their guarantees. Not sure what’s up with that!