Will The Sun Damage My Tattoo

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Will the sun damage my tattoo. UV rays will break up the pigments in your skin and crisp straight line work will dissolve. The sun can cause tattoos to fade and worse yet the colors can be a hindrance to screening for cancer. Your skin and the tattoo seek sun care cosmetics all year long.

Remember to use caution when you expose your tattoos to the sun. Also its worth noting that lighter colours seem to fade a lot quicker and blues will easily change to a green with their fading. The summer despite the other seasons.

Heavy sun exposure immediately after or shortly after a tattoo removal treatment can cause damage to the skins natural pigment during the healing process. Answered 3 years ago Author has 681 answers and 5869K answer views. Without photos to compare its hard to say for sure whether this is normal aging or accelerated due to sun damage but if its as drastic as it sounds like it is I would say its definitely the sun.

Be the first to share what you think. When you expose your tattoo to sun rays they affect the tattoos in several ways. Your Ink Will Fade - prolonged exposure to the sun will take away the sharpness and detail of your tattoos.

If youre not careful you may experience a sunburn blisters and peeling which will irritate your tattoo and delay the healing process. In this way the. - My tattoo is healed do I need an extra protection.

Adal Ray of Majestic Tattoo NYC says The suns UV rays will fade any pigment on the planet including tattoo ink This doesnt bode well for inked sun. View Entire Discussion 0 Comments. With summer in full swing its the perfect time to show off your ink and catch some sun.