❈If you’re sent home WITH a Derm Bandage❈ 

•The bandage stays on for 3-5 days.

•The plasma underneath is perfectly normal, leave it alone.

•The bandage is water resistant, not water proof. You’ll be able to take a shower with it on but, don’t leave it under water.

•If the bandage seal is broken for any reason (starts leaking or the tattoo gets exposed even just a little) remove the bandage.

 

❈ Removing Derm Bandage ❈

 
•Wash your hands throughly with warm water and unscented antibacterial soap (Gold Dial/Purell).

•Peel a corner of the bandage and start removing under warm running water, pulling downwards over itself not upwards.

•Wash your new tattoo with fragrance free antibacterial soap, and pat dry with a clean paper towel.

•Use UNSCENTED and UNMEDICATED lotion to moisturize like Lubriderm (NO Aquaphor, NO neosporin), you CAN also use tattoo specific ointment like ink eeze, hustle butter, tattoo goo, etc.(Do not apply too much, your tattoo needs to breathe to heal!)

•Let it sit for 3-5 minutes allowing the skin to absorb as much as it will, then remove excess (less is more) with a new clean paper towel (dab it don’t wipe!).

•Clean your new tattoo around 3 times a day, reapply moisturizer when feeling dry! (Remember to WASH YOUR DIRTY LITTLE HANDS before cleaning and/or moisturizing your new tattoo)

❈If sent home WITHOUT the Derm Bandage❈

 

•Once home out of the public environment, remove any barrier applied (Saran wrap). Don’t leave the Saran more than a few hours! It only meant to get you home and keep it from the elements!

•WASH YOUR HANDS with warm water and unscented antibacterial soap (Gold Dial/Purell).

•Then your new tattoo under warm water with unscented antibacterial soap and pat dry with a clean paper towel.

•Use UNSCENTED and UNMEDICATED lotion to moisturize like Lubriderm (NO Aquaphor, NO neosporin), you CAN also use tattoo specific ointment like ink eeze, hustle butter, tattoo goo, etc.(Do not apply too much, your tattoo needs to breathe to heal!)

•Let it sit for 3-5 minutes allowing the skin to absorb as much as it will, then remove excess (less is more) with a new clean paper towel (dab it don’t wipe!).

•Clean your new tattoo around 3 times a day, reapply moisturizer when feeling dry! (Remember to WASH YOUR DIRTY LITTLE HANDS before cleaning and/or moisturizing your new tattoo)

❈After Care Continued❈

 
•When your tattoo is healing, DO NOT pick at scabs or scratch it! If it’s itchy PAT IT!

•Leave it alone, and let it do its thing.

•If you have animals, wash your bedsheets and DO NOT let them sleep with you while your tattoo is healing. Pet dander can cause complications!

 

Refrain from Gyms! (Other than potential complications THEY ARE GROSS)

ABSOLUTELY NO Swimming or Tanning!