05/10/2026
🤍 What is the Tyndall Effect in permanent makeup?
The Tyndall Effect describes the way light interacts with particles beneath the skin. In permanent makeup, when pigment is implanted too deeply or too densely, light can scatter through the tissue and alter the way the pigment is visually perceived.
This can make healed pigment appear cooler, greyer, blue-grey or less clear than the colour originally implanted.
It’s one of the reasons that pigment depth is just as important as pigment selection.
A colour that looks beautiful when freshly implanted can heal very differently if it has been placed too deeply.
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🔬 What the picture is showing
The diagram shows three different levels of pigment implantation:
01 — TOO SHALLOW ✕
The pigment is sitting too close to the surface. It may not be retained evenly and can heal lighter, softer or patchier. It may also fade more quickly.
02 — IDEAL DEPTH ✓
The pigment is placed within the appropriate skin layer, allowing for controlled implantation and a more balanced, predictable healed result.
03 — TOO DEEP ✕
The pigment has been implanted too far into the skin. Here, the pigment can become darker, cooler, greyer or blurred-looking as light scatters through the surrounding tissue. With excessive depth and density, the pigment can also become more difficult to remove
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