New Tattoo Ink

j0e

Having someone's name permanently etched into your flesh is considered by some to be the ultimate testament to a relationship. But wouldn't it be great to make that commitment without really making it ... forever?

A new dye due to hit tattoo parlors this fall will provide an exit strategy of sorts for people who have thought about getting a tattoo, then wondered if they might someday have regrets.

The permanent but removable ink is made by storing dye in microscopic capsules that will stay in the skin for good. But if that butterfly tattoo on the small of your back starts looking lame, it can be zapped away with a single laser treatment that is simpler and less painful than the barrage of treatments now needed.

While the idea might intrigue some — for example, the 36% of Americans ages 18 to 29 who get tattoos, according to a 2006 study by the Journal of American Academy of Dermatology— some enthusiasts say getting inked without the lifetime commitment wouldn't be appealing. Those in the industry are also skeptical, especially since the company making the dye says it will cost considerably more than a regular tattoo.

"I don't know anyone who would pay more for a tattoo where their thought is, 'Maybe one day I'm going to remove this,'" said Jerry Lorito, vice president of the tattoo removal company Tat2BeGone in Costa Mesa, Calif.

read an article about this in the paper today sounds kinda odd but interesting this is the first article google gave me

Reku

Sounds like a similar principle to the UV inks everyone is so terrified of (for them the dye is also in microscopic capsules) so expect the puritans to do the whole "Witch! Witch!" thing and advise everyone to avoid it due to rumours of it being causing reactions, since as the ink is not what the body comes in contact with it's not the bit your body can react to, but the micro-capsules are.