Why is Microblading described as Semi-Permanent?

 Due to one of the most demanding services, “microblading”, you might hear about the term, ‘semi-permanent makeup’. Then, what affects the longevity of tattoo as semi-permanent or permanent?
For educational purposes, a brief overview of a few elements that affect pigment/ink longevity is provided:
1. When a technician has not properly reached the dermal layer of the skin, the result is that most or all of what was implanted and trapped in the epidermal layer will be lost.
2. The lightness or darkness of the pigment/ink used for the procedure bears a relationship to the anticipated longevity.
• Lighter pigments such as very pale blondes have a shorter pristine term than do darker pigments. Yellow is often used for the paler blonde pigments used for eyebrow procedures and yellow is the weakest primary color. Black is often used to darken a color and black has a longer pristine term than does yellow.
• Red is a very warm color, the second strongest primary color, and is the base or an included color for many lip pigments used for lip procedures. Lip procedures fade the least and require the least touchup maintenance as compared to light eyebrow tattooing.
3. The quality of and/or the processing methodology of the pigment/ink affect pristine longevity. The more hydration that is used to dilute the product, the weaker the product becomes.
4. The quality of the device plays a very important part in the delivery of the pigment into the skin, as does the quality of the needles for the device. For example, as microblading is applied with a mini-blade made with a bundle of needles, the pigment shall be engraved into shallower layers of the skin than regular cosmetic tattooing with machines.
5. Unprotected sun exposure is the number one enemy of tattooing. People with medium to dark skin tones often feel they do not require sunscreen. As a result their procedures are subjected to direct UV and UVA sunlight which is very damaging not only to the skin but to the pigment causing a breakdown of the illusion created by pigment implantation.
6. Clients have a different perspective as to when they feel their procedures need color refresher. Some feel this is needed at the very onset of natural environmental fading. Others are quite content to return for a refresher at a much later date.
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