The differences between tattooed brows and embroidered brows are as follows:
Method: Tattooed brows involve inserting needles vertically into the skin, causing stronger pain. Since only a limited number of needles can be used per session, the coloring process takes longer. Embroidered brows use needles inserted at a 45-degree angle, resulting in less pain. Additionally, more needles are used per session, making the process quicker.
In tools: Microblading uses a "single needle" or "triple needle" combined with an electric device to deposit pigment into the skin one hair at a time. Embroidery employs 12 or 16 needles arranged at a 45-degree angle to lift and deposit a larger amount of pigment into the skin in a single pass, like embroidery. This technique is entirely manual and requires no electrical assistance.
Materials: Microblading typically uses water-based pigments with weaker viscosity. Embroidery employs paste-like pigments with stronger viscosity, allowing pigment to penetrate the subcutaneous layer more easily with the needle, thus facilitating color application.Conversely, eyebrow tattooing risks penetrating too deeply. If pigment is inadvertently introduced into deeper layers and mixes with the skin's natural yellow pigment, it can turn greenish or bluish, making correction difficult. Eyebrow embroidery uses multiple single points to create the brows, while tattooing employs more points per pass. This results in eyebrow embroidery producing softer, more natural-looking brows.