The invention relates to a method and composition for removing a tattoo on a skinarea after prior depilation, disinfection and treatment for at least partiallyremoving the epidermis in the area of the tattoo. According to the invention,the composition has a liquid to gelatinous consistency and is a mixture of a) water,b) lactic acid ethyl ester, c) 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal (HNE) and/or D-erythro-2-aminooctadec-4-ene-1,3-dioland/or trihydroxypalmitamidohydroxypropyl myristyl ester, d) 4-hydroxybutylpropionic acid, e) 2-hydroxybutyl propionic acid, f) 2-trihydroxypurine,and g) hydrogen peroxide.
