Tattoos in Roman Military/Society

[Memmia]

hey, thanks!!!!! looks great, i take it youve used them? hate to spend the money not knowing, i tried tatbgone but it only lightend the tat a little...if

Hi, TatBGone is NOT good to use, the main ingredient is a skin lightener called hydroquinone which is banned in many countries, don't use it! hock: If you really want it removed, laser is probably your best option.
I haven't actually used those camouflage products myself just yet, but have heard good things about them from other people, especially the veil cover cream. The only snag with these products is that it takes quite a lot of practice to apply them well enough to be unnoticed.

The ancients knew quite a bit about tattoo removal :

However, I wouldn't recommend this, do not try this at home

http://tattoobody.org/index.php?page=ancient-history

In cases where we wish to remove such tattoos, we must use the following preparations...[There follow two prescriptions, one involving lime, gypsum and sodium carbonate. the other pepper, rue and honey]. When applying, first clean the tattoos with nitre, smear them with resin of terebinth, and bandage for five days. On the sixth prick the tattoos with a pin. sponge away the blood, and then spread a little salt on the pricks, then after an interval of ten stadioi (presumably the time taken to travel this distance], apply the aforesaid prescription and cover it with a linen bandage. Leave on for five days, and on the sixth smear on some of the prescription with a feather. The tattoos are removed in twenty days, without great ulceration and without a scar. (translated by CP. Jones)