Tattoo Aftercare

  • Tattoo Aftercare

    Tattoo healing is your responsibility.  Failing to follow these specific instructions will result in your tattoo healing poorly. Please trust the process!

  • How To Heal Your Tattoo 

    • Remove the bandage and don't re-bandage.

    • Wash the tattoo gently using your hand with fragrance free antibacterial soap (dial, soft soap) 

    • Dry delicately. Pat dry with a clean paper towel. 

    • Apply fragrance free Lubriderm lotion to tattoo several times a day or whenever tattoo is dry. Do this until tattoo is completely healed.

    NO direct sunlight for thirty days.

    NO swimming.

    NO scratching or picking.

    NO advice from friends

  • Things that will DESTROY a tattoo during the healing process: 

    • Letting the tattoo dry out 

    • Applying fragrance to a healing tattoo 

    • Exposing a healing tattoo to sunlight 

    • Swimming with a healing tattoo 

    • Picking at or itching a healing tattoo 

    • Pet dander, direct or indirect contact between a pet and your fresh tattoo 

    • NOT KEEPING IT CLEAN

    If you follow these steps, your tattoo will heal correctly. If you do not, it may not heal as well as we would like. Please do yourself a favor, stick to these rules and trust the process! 

     

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