TATTOO AFTERCARE

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Always wash your hands before touching your fresh tattoo.

Day one: 

Take bandage off no longer than 2 hours. Do not re-wrap. wash with antibacterial soap and water. (antibacterial, dial, dove) its ok to shower. 

Pat dry with a paper towel or clean cloth. 

Your fresh tattoo can seep a little over night so we recommend wearing BREATHABLE clean clothing over it to prevent your sheets from being stained. 

Do not wrap with Saran wrap. 

(“wet healing” your tattoo is not recommended as it can easily become an incubator for bacteria leading to an infection)

Wash with soap and water in the morning 

After 2 to 3 days your tattoo will start to be dry and scabby. This is when you want to apply a small amount of moisturizer or coconut/calendula oil. Make sure the ointment you use is free of fragrance or alcohol. The more natural the better. coconut oil, calendula oil, are great products  

At 4 to 7 days All irritation and redness should be gone. Your tattoo will flake and peel a little bit, but try not to scratch the area. Pat dry with a damp paper towel. Wash with soap and water and apply small amount of unscented moisturizer or oil 3 to 5 times daily. Avoid long water or sun exposure to the area. 

7 to 14 days keep washing and applying unscented moisturizer 3 to 5 times daily. every tattoo is different but this is the general last leg of healing process. some flaking and tattoo will appear shiny. you still want to avoid being in the sun or water for prolonged amounts of time. 

Additional things to consider: 

Your skin is already healing. additional trauma to skin like sunburns, abrasions, scratches, acne can disrupt this process. 

Avoid petroleum based products like Vaseline, Neosporin, Aquaphor and A+D ointment. They can clog pores and cause breakouts. 

lakes, pools, hot tubs, Wild Waves etc these are not the place for a fresh tattoo. keep them out of the water to avoid infection. 

Please consider washing your tattoo after situations like:

going to the gym, playing with your pets, working on your car, 

attending a vampire rave in an underground club, etc.

Any other questions please contact your artist.