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A tattoo is ink that has been pushed down into the middle
layers of the skin. What makes it stay is the placement,
about one eighth of an inch down, at just the right depth.
Too deep and the body will absorb and remove the ink,
leaving an uneven or pale design. Tattoo too shallowly and
the design will "heal out" and be carried away when the
surface scab drops off the tattoo
The skin is the largest organ of the body and the outer
layer sheds every couple of days. It is so slow and
subtle you usually don't notice as regular bathing
removes this layer. Sometimes you may notice a tiny
area peeling a bit when you dry yourself off after
the shower and that's about it. Getting a major
sunburn and peeling then is the extreme demonstration
of this procedure and most of us who feel and see
that don't want to repeat it.
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