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!

So where do you buy at home tattoo removing products? The internet of course is the best place if you want to buy a good product and compare prices. Another good place to buy tattoo removal cream is right here.

But if you’re reading this, chances are you’re the type of person who likes to hold a product in their hands, turn it over, read the packaging, you know – you like to get a feel for what you’re buying and not just read about it online. (Ironic eh? )

If you want to buy something like Wrecking Balm, Tattoo Off, or Tat B Gone in a store, the honest truth is that your options are very limited. I will break them down for you here in a simple two option format.

Option #1 : As mentioned, Wal-mart and Wrecking Balm recently inked out a deal. The big WB made a deal to get it’s Wrecking Balm Tattoo Fade Kit distributed at Wal-marts all over the country. You can stroll to your local Sam Walton center, find the first aid aisle, pick up some Balm, and be on your merry way. As far as I know, this is the only commercial store that sells general goods (i.e. it’s not a tattoo specific vendor) that also sells over the counter tattoo removal creams.

Option #2: The only other option for buying such an item in store and not online is to head to your local tattoo shop and ask them if they carry anything for removing or fading tattoos. From running this site, I can tell you that some tattoo shops DO in fact carry these items, as we’ve had tattoo parlor shop owners leave comments about how good Tat B Gone is and that they stock in their store for their customers. Now I have little idea what percentage of tattoo shop owners do in fact carry such items, but if you don’t want to buy Wrecking Balm from Wal-mart, or somehow live in an area that has no Walmarts stocking it, a visit to your local tattoo shop is your best best for finding a tattoo removing cream over the counter.

If neither of these options sounds appealing to you – and I understand if that’s the case, because isn’t it easier to get a better deal and simply buy online? If that’s what you’re thinking right now as you read, I will give you a little secret: click here to save 55% of Wrecking Balm. But shhh! Don’t tell any one okay.

This guest post is from our dear friend Julie, who has had her hand in some behind the scenes work here at The Guide, but is currently considering becoming our full time blogger. If you enjoyed this post, leave a comment and tell her she should stick around!

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!

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!

Note: The official website for Tattoo Off has a number of errors as far as links not working and pages not loading correctly.
Others have noted that some of the before and after photographs look suspiciously doctored. Buyer beware.

(1) A spray-on bottle of Soothing Agent which “prepares the skin for the topical solution.”
(2) A jar of Topical Solution which “erases the tattooed area by lightly dissolving the ink embedded in the skin.”
(3) A spray-on bottle of Protectant Gel which “sooths and protects the treated area.”

How much does Dermasal cost?

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

1 month supply costs about $80.
2 month supply costs about $120.
4 month supply costs about $200.
6 month supply costs about $300.

(Prices quoted in US dollars.)

Dermasal claims that:

• This method of tattoo removal is painless and does not harm the skin
• Tattoo will begin fading within 1 to 3 weeks of use
• It will remove a tattoo in as little as 3 months but also as long as 18 months (!)
• The ingredients in Dermsal are considered safe by the FDA
• Over 100,000 people have used product to remove a tattoo
• Dermasol product will not cause scarring on the skin where the tattoo was removed
• 3 double blind studies have shown the effectiveness of Dermasal in removing a tattoo

Additionally, the company offers free email and phone support, and a 100% money back guarantee on its product. Dermasal is shipped via USPS Priority Mail within the USA and Global Priority everywhere else. Buyers can pay for Dermasal via Paypal or Credit Card.