Don't Try Bleaching Your Tattoo Off

There's a myth floating around that you can remove a tattoo with bleach. This is another one of those old wives tales that should be avoided.

It's not actually possible to remove a tattoo with bleach. When a tattoo is applied, the tattoo ink is deposited below the top layer of skin which is called the epidermis and into the second layer of skin which is called the dermis.

A professional tattoo artist will do a pretty good job of depositing the tattoo ink at the right depth but if you received a homemade tattoo, some of the ink could be deeper than it should be which would make the ink especially difficult for something like bleach to have any affect on it.

So, if you ever hear someone say that it's possible to remove a tattoo with bleach, you'll know that what they are saying just isn't true.