Anonymous

Garbage

Wrecking Balm is a total waste of time and money. I heard about it and happily ordered the initial package.Luckily I only got sucked in for one package. I tryed to stay optimistic but when that supply ran out there was no visible change. Not to mention that it stings like mad because you are basically trying to sand the tattoo off. All I had to show was a sore arm a slightly lighter wallet and the same tattoo I thought would be gone. Save your money and get laser treatment. One session and the same tattoo is 90% gone.
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I tried it for several months and nothing still looks the same as it did before I started.
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Kiya Abz
map-marker Dallas, Texas

Wrecking Balm does not work

I used this for about a year. I bought 2 boxes of this stuff and nothing, zilch, nada happened. My tattoo still looks brand new. I researched more into microdermabrasion and turns out that the process does NOTHING for tattoos. It simply doesn't penetrate down into enough layers of skin to do anything. It's regular dermabrasion not microdermabrasion that works. So I am out about $130 and a year of my life. The commercials are totally fake about how it works. The before and after pictures they use are real but they are pictures of people using the cover up makeup. I am sure as soon as they wipe the make up off the tattoo is still right there.
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Javar Vcw
map-marker Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I used wrecking balm for 3 years , does not work

This product does not work .I have a 1 inch tattoo on my right hand for approx 2 yrs . I've been fired from my job because of the tattoo .I used wrecking balm for over 3 years the tattoo still looks new .This product is a scam .I contacted wrecking balm about product and they tricked me into reorder more products ( 4 times ) Instead of refunding my money back , I was suckered into spending more .Do not be a sucker like me .This company does not care about desperate people , all they care about is how much money they can stuff in their big fat wallets
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Guest

Thank you for your review

Guest

four times?

Your tattoo must say:

"I'm a ***."

Guest

How does someone trick you four times?? :grin

Guest

you doesn't make sense. how can you even try to continue to use, and spend so much money, on something that apparently didn't work for THREE years?!

I can understand if you try it one more time but for three years? sorry, it's hard to believe

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Silverspring
map-marker New York, New York

Wrecking Balm Tattoo removal

I have purchased 3 boxes of Wrecking Balm Tattoo Removal Kit and have been using it for over 6 months. My tattoo is 1" x 2.5" and my tattoo has not changed a bit. I was hoping for even a slight fade, but nothing. In the beginning I used as instructed, but did not see any results. After that, I had tried using Wrecking Balm more often and for longer periods of time, but that did not help either. I would advise anyone to spend their money towards another method because this product is not going to help and cost a hefty price.
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Guest

I'm using wrecking balm on a couple of my tattoos and it seems to be working but I did one of my tattoos when I thought I could be a tattoo artist and the other one was done by a bad artist in a shop but the better the artist the more likely wrecking balm won't work

gearsup A
map-marker San Francisco, California

Tried to return wrecking Balm

"Money back gaurantee if not satisfied"Yeah,right,if it's too good to be true,then it probably is, they promise you a money back gaurantee if it doesn't work,well that's how I learned there's no such thing.This *** didn't do anything,and they just sent me another kit,still no results,my tattoo is a small rose on my forearm,and I'm halfway through the second kit,no change.I'm very unhappy with the way they handled it when I called they told me it was the 31st day and could not refund my money, stay away from this ripoff
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Guest

me too i was just thinking to get it but gave up after this reviews. thanks so much saving my money.

Guest

Thank you...I was seriously considering getting this!You helped make my decision...and a friend's as well!

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Anonymous
map-marker Barnegat Township, New Jersey

Wrecking balm tattoo fade system

Hey so I've been seeing all these horrible reviews on this stuff I'm a bit nervous now that I have already purchased it from #Walmart.... Anyways, I'm trying to document my personal experience with wrecking balm & would like to invite anyone here who has instagram to follow me and watch the picture updates & actually see for yourself :) @how_wreckingbalmworx4me And now I have to get a 100 word minimum to satisfy pissed off consumer .com! I think I'm now pissed off at pissed off .com. This is some lethargic bull ***. Ok I need five more words. Bye
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Guest

Yo, good lkooin out! Gonna make it work now.

Guest

wrecking balm is great the only flaw is they say to use it on a tattoo about the size of your palm. the only way to see its effectiveness is to use it in a tattoo that's about 2 inch x 2 inch (my personal opinion, and my method worked for me)

Guest

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Guest

Hey, I tried searching for your username/tags on instagram and can't find it...maybe I'm not searching it right but I'd love to follow you and see how it goes! Please let me know

Guest

Wrecking Balm works if you follow the directions and use it regularly.

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Jakelin Dxx
map-marker Albany, New York

Wrecking Balm Works!

People have posted negative experiences about Wrecking Balm, but I thought I'd share my thoughts. I purchased Wrecking Balm after waiting a year after getting a horrible tattoo job on my left arm. I was tired on wearing long sleeves and decided to give it a shot. It took me six months of using three times a week, following all steps precisely as the box said. That's really important, guys. I think a lot of people think it will magically go away in a week, but it takes time to see results. You gotta be patient! My tattoo is barely noticeable now, and I am back to wearing short sleeved shirts to work finally. One more box should do the trick. Way better than doing laser, which my buddy did and he was in so much pain.
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Guest

I am about to order it for a few tattoos i need to remove. What did the box look like that you got.

I want to make sure im getting the best stuff. thanx :D

Guest

I've wanted a tiny peace sign on my left ring finger for years, when I finally got what I wanted.. well lets say I wish I would have just kept it in my thoughts!

I think it looks terrible and its not at all how I'd imagined it.. It is smaller than the size of a dime though the lines are much thicker than I had wanted- the lines have also run together) I have only had it for about a month. I am going to give wrecking balm a try.

Is it too soon to start using wrecking balm treatments? Also how many treatments or bottles do you think I might need?

Guest

6 MONTHS? Are you serious? That's not what is advertised...

Guest
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I have been doing tattoos for over 14 years and know for a fact that wrecking balm only works on tattoos done with India Ink and prison ink only. Do not listen to this guy he is likely an employee or representative from there company making a failing attempt at retribution. Wrecking Balm was officially discredited by The National Tattoo Association and you can even ask your dermatologist, it is utter garbage.

Guest

I just started using the wrecking balm and I'm anxious to start seeing results. In the first week it's actually appeared darker. When did you start seeing it fade?

Guest

I haven't gotten that far into my treatment but i'm glad i read reviews because i was starting to think i got ripped off. as far as laser, my ex boss told me she had a very small black heart, maybe the size of a dime and she said without insurance she paid $150 for each session and had to do 6 sessions.

she said over time after laser treatment it eventually went away but i can only imagine the cost of removing a sleeve.

I got a tattoo of T on my left ring finger knowing it was a mistake when i did it. It's small ovbiously, maybe nickel size, i can't wait to get rid of it considering i dumped the *** 5 and a half months later.

:grin

Guest

My daughter wants one gone, but is not sure this is what she wants to use, do you have before and after pics? please email to me at katseye777@***.com

Guest

Would you email me pics of your tattoo before and after please? really not happy with a tat i got on my arm and would like it gone :(

Guest

If you think its going to fade away just like that then expect nothing. Ive just emptied the first bottle and I can see a difference.

The first few times I used it I was feelin the disappointment others experience. Then reality sat in. This is a grinding kit just an up dated version of the old salt and water method. So ever since Ive been tough on my tat and am usually bleeding afterwards but it is coming off.

With the cost of a lazer session being several hundred dollars to thousands being spent over the course of the removal, Im willing to continue and hope for the same results minus all the dollars spent. Im also photographing my progress to submit once im satisfied with the results.

Guest
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sounds logical. people make mistakes then want a microwave result.

consequences take longer to get rid of than the actual action taken. i'ma try it out.

the only question I have... was your tattoo older than 6 months?

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katrina j Mhi
map-marker Saint Louis, Missouri

Wrecking balm

I just used wreckling balm for the first time tonight. I bought the kit from wal-mart for 46.00 bucks vs the 150 from Amazon and their website. I would recommend following the directions to a tee. If you read the fine print it says that it can take up to six months before noticing a change. It also depends on the Size, quality, and depth of your tattoo. You can't expect to see a change overnight. After using it for the 45 seconds it left the area a little red. The lotion they provide in the kit works lovely. Also shave the area first. Only treat the size an area the size of your palm.
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Guest

wanting to try wrecking balm for 3 large dark stars on my wrist what do you think? I might get it covered afterwards

Guest

It has now been 6 months since you first "reviewed" this product. Have you seen any noticeable fading that you would like to report here?

Guest

Maybe you shouldn't be so cynical Chad. Just because it didn't work for you doesn't mean it can't work for someone else.

Take it easy brother. :)

Guest

How suspiciously specific for your only post to this site ever.

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nicole Wtj
map-marker Kenosha, Wisconsin

Wreaking Balm Gives No Results

I wanted to save some money on tattoo removal so i went to wally world and bought that bogus *** Wreaking Balm. I've been using it as directed and haven't seen a bit of change. I have a 20 yrs old, inch long, homemade tat. I went to a tattoo shop and had white color put into it before even starting the Wreaking Balm and even with a faded tattoo it still does nothing. I should have believed all the negative comments this product got. DON'T BUY IT! You might as well just throw your money into the wind.
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It has nothing to do with aacurccy. The laser only detects ink, it doesn't detect natural skin, only skin with ink in it. So if she was to put the laser on a part of her skin that isn't tattooed, the laser wouldn't even come on because it only detects ink.

Guest

so if it didnt work, what did it do?

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Bryden Hsk
map-marker Pompano Beach, Florida

Pissed off....

Hello: Please note that'wrecking Balm' tattoo removal is THE BIGGEST SCAM! IT DOES NOT WORK!

Please save your money..It's a joke! It has a cream that is useless that is suppose to fade the tattoo, along with a cheaply made rotating head that does absolutely nothing.

It it a huge scam, all I can say is save your money and have your tattoo removed professionally..don't be a sucker like me, and believe something so far fetched like this could ever work! WAHT A JOKE!

I'm glad I got my money back on this scam product...STAY FAR AWAY!

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Booooooooo

Guest

Ummm It worked for me!!! As a tattoo artist I know NOT to tattoo all the way through EVERY single skin layer!! So this is why it may not have worked for you, your ink is too deep..Be pissed at the artist or yourself or getting the tattoo!

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Anonymous
map-marker Atlanta, Georgia

Wrecking Balm Scam

I cannot believe this scam that Wrecking Balm is selling. I researched the website, looked at very convincing before and after photos and was so excited about fading my husband's tattoo. We did not want to do laser so this seemed like a wonderful alternative. What a waste of $269.90 on 72 applications purchased in March 2010! We followed the directions explicitly. In the end, all we got was a roughed up patch of skin that healed very quickly and looked just as it did the day we started the process. We are so disgusted and disappointed. I will tell everyone I know (including other internet sites that ask people to rate the products) about this horrible waste of money and deceiving advertising that Wrecking Balm is marketing. Do not waste your time and money!!!
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Guest

No? one is?

probably?? going read this, Im just going to write it? any way? beusace i?

feel at? least one person will, im a rapper. i? know?

there is a million people that think they can flow? But I'm different promise that.. if u give? me a chance ill?

prove it to u, I would love nothing more than to have a? decent following on youtube? from people if anyone?? who?

reads this could? press the THUMBS UP other? people? will see?

it just a simple button press? could make my dream come true THANX

Guest
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Bwahahahaha! I hope you realized by now that's not gonna work!

Now there's these ridiculous verses you can never remove from the internet! Are you famous now?

Do you at least have a decent YouTube following??? Doubtful.

Guest

What the heck??? I've been using it a monthon an all black tattoo of an all black tattoo if a Julian crest I have on my forearm and its working great.

People keep saying its a scam, but I've had nothing but good results. Maybe it does have to do with your skin type, but I'm somewhat dark skinned.

Guest

The thing they leave out is that it ultimately depends on your skin type. If you are super fair skinned it will work the best and as the skin tones get darker its effect gets a little less prominant.

So for black people it wont work at all. Just sayin.

Guest

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Guest

:( the only thing wrecking balm has managed to do was make my tattoo look newer due to buffing off the dead skin. what a sham!

it's so deceiving, you think it's working but really you're just irritating your skin. if you take a week off to give your skin a rest, the tattoo looks like you never did anything.

Guest

Like others I fell for the advertising. In the first month I followed the instructions and used it every other day for no more than a minute per day.

In the second month I used it EVERY day for at least two minutes per day and all I got out of it was irratated skin a few times. It's been three months now and there has be absolutely no fading what so ever of the tattoo.

Guest

I have only been using it for 2 1/2 weeks and I already see a major difference.

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Nothappywithproduct
map-marker Saint Paul, Minnesota

Doesn't work, Don't Buy!

I have been using wrecking balm faithfully for 7 months with NO results! I have contacted customer service and they stated I that I needed to use it for a full minute and every other day. I did that and still no results. I called back and they will NOT refund my money. Wrecking Balm is a scam! My tattoos look the same today as they did when I started using this product. DO NOT waste your tim! DO NOT waste your money! I am telling everyone I can not use this product and to look into another form of removal.
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Guest

Hey my ex is having plans on removing a tattoo he got for me for valentines day this year using wrecking balm. Does it really not work... please contact me!

Guest

I purchased this product in may 2010, I bought into the three month package too. If you use it every third day as recommended, you will still have enough product to last almost a full year.

It is now Feb 2011 and my Tat looks the same. I have even replaced the sandpaper circle with much more course wet-dry silicone carbide sandpaper.

Still no results. DONT WASTE YOOUR MONEY!

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amy c Zpv
map-marker San Antonio, Texas

Do not waste your time and money on Wrecking Balm

Wrecking Balm tattoo removal system DOES NOT WORK. I used this product faithfully every other day for 6 months on a 20 year old tattoo that was faded to begin with. I had absolutely NO RESULTS! The company agrees to a refund if you request it within 2 months of purchase, however reviews claim the product takes at least 4 months of use before you begin to notice a difference. I contacted the company requesting a refund since I had given their product a FULL 6 MONTH trial without results. I have not received a response. Seems as though their customer service is as poor as their product. Buyer beware, Wrecking Balm is a scam.
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Guest

Wow...thanks for the heads up! I was just at the site and about to purchase the product, but decided to see the reviews first.

I'm so glad I did that!!! I wouldn't want a *** product that didn't work.

Guest

Please call our customer service number for help with this issue. The number is 888-249-****.

Many of our customers are very satisfied with thier results. The product takes time and the time it takes is different for everyone.

Guest

I am so glad I read this. I almost bought some for my daughter.

They used to advertise on the radio almost every day.

The ads stopped. Should have been a clue.

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Anonymous
map-marker Irvine, California

Wrecking balm is a waste of time and money.

I had been using Wrecking Balm for over a year now and have seen minimal fading results. My friends look at my tattoo and make jokes about how Wrecking balm scammed me. It is a painful process that takes time works on a persons hope and for me yeilded pathetic results. I am very unhappy with this company. I should have known it was a scam because when I first bought the cream the sales person took my credit card number and passed it on to companies that were billing me for services that I did not want or need. Wrecking Balm is a waste of time, money and they will take your credit card info and pass it on to other vendors. Beware.
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Guest

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Guest

i bought mine at wal-mart. for the first 2 months i thought it was working.

i kept trying to convince others that it was fading. however, when i ran out of cream and stopped using it for a month my skin healed and my tattoo was back to its old self.

you think it's working, but really it's all in your head. scraping sandpaper over your skin repeatedly just irritates the area, giving the impression that it's fading the tattoo.

Guest

Works for me too!

6 months in and the fading is noticeable. Not amazingly so, but I can tell.

Follow the directions and have patience.

Also, if the company gave your credit card number to other agencies, have you filed a lawsuit?

Just curious. No problems here.

Guest

i have no clue what you are talking about. it removed two of my tattoos within a few months and how on earth could you think a micro-derm system is painful?

are you kidding me?

wrecking balm is amazing and if done right actually works.

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Anonymous
map-marker Houston, Texas

Wrecking bomb

wrecking bomb does not work.Please people save your money.The product will leave you with a nasty rash.I bought $200.00 of that stuff and all I have to show for it is a scare from the rash it gave me.Wrecking bomb is a fraud.The sales rep. form wrecking bomb said that I would see results in 60 days.That of course was not true.Then she tells me that I would have to buy more, a $100 more and like a dum dum i did. The moral of the story is that there is not a magic cream to remove tattoos. Please sound off by calling 188******** to let wrecking bomb know that we are on to them.
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Guest

I have only been using wrecking balm a little over a month and can already see results. You have to follow directions to get results.

This is not a painful way to get rid of an unwanted tat.

I will definately recommend this product. :)

Guest

I've used it on a couple of tats and it worked great. *** ive even heard that obama used it and swears by it.

Guest

I also contracted this nasty rash from it. I have not used it for 5 months now but still have the rash that seems to be getting worse.

I have seen a doctor several times about it but nothing seems to be working. If anyone else has experienced the same thing can you please email me at jjjellybean@***.com and please tell me how you got rid of this rash that is driving me to rip off my skin...

thanks

Guest

you have been scammed by a company pretending to be wrecking balm. try going to their website directly and explain what happened maybe they will send you a replacement order.

Guest

Your a puss. Its removed mine very quickly.

It does not hurt. Try getting laser removal, that sucks.

If putting cream on the tattoo to remove it hurts, how did you get a tat in the first place? You people just do not know how to follow instructions.

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