Taking care of your tattoo is very important to ensure that it looks beautiful and as perfect as possible over time. It is said that proper tattoo healing is 50% the responsibility of the tattoo artist while working and 50% the responsibility of the person who must take care of their tattoo. Follow these simple steps to heal your tattoo and show off a beautiful tattoo for years to come:
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Leave the protective film on your skin for at least 2 hours and then remove it after washing your hands with soap
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Wash the tattoo with cold water and neutral soap (hands or body soap)
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Dry it using a clean towel or paper towels using a soft-touch technique (small touches). Do not drag the towel around the tattoo area.
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Once it’s perfectly dried put a fine layer of tattoo healing lotion (Bepanthol, Easy Tattoo, Aquapor, Vegan Tattoo, Easy Tattoo…). You can purchase it at my studio for 5€ or in any pharmacy/drug store.
Repeat the cleaning, drying and using healing lotion process three times a day during two weeks.
SPECIAL CARE:
Do not cover the tattoo again with film once the original film is removed. Your skin needs to breathe. The initial film is used to avoid friction or getting your clothes stained with ink/blood.
Do not scratch or remove the scab. After a week or so you may have scab around the tattoo. That’s because your skin is healing. If you remove it you may take some ink with it and make part of the tattoo disappear.
Do not use Nivea lotion, Vaseline, petroleum jelly or any other body lotion that is not specific for tattoo healing. Those lotions do not have the adequate properties/ingredients to heal your skin recently tattooed. They might even have alcohol which may irritate your skin and/or they may not let your skin breathe.
Do not swim in the swimming pool or the ocean/sea. At least the first two weeks after getting tattooed. Salt water or chlorine may irritate the tattoo.
Do not let the sun directly hit the tattoo. You can be around the street, and you can also be at the beach, but sun rays must not hit directly the tattoo. You must cover the tattoo with clothes during the first two weeks after getting tattooed.
Avoid sweating for at least the first 24 hours. Sweating may irritate your tattoo, so if you like to practice any kind of sport I would suggest to take special care with sport equipment (gym machines, weights, sport balls, bands….) that could scratch the tattoo and maintain a proper hygiene when you finish practising your favourite sport.
When taking a shower avoid extreme hot water on the tattoo area to avoid irritation. Also, while washing the tattoo area, avoid using a sponge around it so you don’t scratch your skin too much.
RECOMMENDATION:
Some skins may be more sensitive or may suppurate more, that’s why I suggest to start the healing lotion routine the next day after getting tattooed, so the skin can breathe better during the first hours after getting it done and we avoid over hydrate it. But remember: even though we don’t use healing lotion the first 24 hours the first 3 steps are mandatory. It’s really important to wash the tattoo with soap and perfectly dry the tattoo area.
If you have any questions during the healing process don’t hesitate to contact me
