After your tattooist has applied your design, they will wash off the excess ink and will cover your new ink with cling film or may use a paper towel and tape in over the new tattoo. This list will give you valuable advice for the care of your ink, so follow it to the letter. The tattooist didn’t give it to you just for fun; the information is good, sound advice based on years of experience. The more you look after your new ink over the healing process, the better and brighter your tattoo will look.
I suggest using an ointment like A&D and keeping your tattoo covered for a total of at least 2 days,after that a perfume free lotion is ok,I recommend cocoa butter.Whatever you do, don’t scratch it! Your new ink
will form a light scab after a few days and can itch like a bugger. If
you scratch or pick at the scabs you will be pulling the fresh ink out
of your skin and your tattoo will end up looking faded and blotchy.
Don’t go swimming or soak your new design until it is fully healed, so if you are thinking of getting some ink to show off on the beach – think again! It’s worth waiting until you get back to have the work done.
It is ok to shower!Just be careful not to scrub your new ink.
We all take different times to heal but as a rule of thumb it will heal in about a week to ten days, after which you will experience a form of light skin peeling (a bit like sunburn). After this has gone your tattoo’s color will come through and be as bright and vibrant as the day it was applied. NOW you can show it off.
Once
it is healed you will need to look after your ‘killer tat’ with a
moisturizer and if you go out in the sun, use a high factor sun block.
The sun can really kill your artwork and make it look old before it's time– ENJOY!
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