Proper Tattoo Aftercare

Things You Will Need:

  • Mild fragrance-free soap

    • Dial, Ivory, Dove etc.

  • Moisturizer

    • Coconut Oil, Aquaphor, Fragrance-Free Curel

  • Clean towels

 

Important Things To Remember:

  • How your tattoo looks healed now depends on you

  • Respect the money you paid, and the time we spent designing and applying your tattoo by taking care of it

  • If you do not take the time to care for your new tattoo, it will not heal well, and it will not look it's best.

  • Improper care will result in heavy scabbing, the loss of color and scar tissue

    • Improper care includes, but is not limited to:

      • not gently and thoroughly washing and drying your new tattoo

      • soaking a new tattoo in a bath or swimming pool

      • working out, jogging

      • taking long showers

      • exposing your tattoo to direct sunlight

      • removing the bandage before you are told to

      • listening to your "friend" (who doesn't tattoo) tell you how to heal your tattoo

DO NOT!

  • Expose your new tattoo to direct sunlight.

  • Soak your tattoo in a bath, take long showers, work out, go jogging, go swimming or over moisturize

    • This will cause heavy scabbing

  • Touch your new tattoo without washing your hands first

  • Touch your new tattoo unless you are washing it or putting on moisturizer

  • Listen to your friend's advice on healing your tattoo that we put on you

  • Pick, scratch, touch or pull the flakes or scabs of your healing tattoo

    • This will cause color loss and create scar tissue.

 

DO!

  • Leave your bandage on overnight

  • Wash your new tattoo with your hands only

    • A washcloth will cause damage to a fresh tattoo

  • Every time you wash your new tattoo, dry it thoroughly by patting gently 

    • Rubbing it dry will be painful and will cause damage

  • Wash and dry your new tattoo at least 2 times a day

  • After you wash and dry your new tattoo, allow it to air dry for at least 10 minutes before you apply any moisturizer

  • When you apply moisturizer, always remember that "less is more"

    • You should not be able to tell that there is any moisturizer on the tattoo.  If you put too much on, blot the excess off with a clean paper towel.