BASIC AFTERCARE

Leave your bandage on for 12 Hours, or overnight. Do Not Take It Off to show people. It will still be there tomorrow.
Before You remove The bandage, you should wash your hands with an Antibacterial Soap. If the bandage sticks at all
To the fresh tattoo, Stop. Get a cup and fill It with Cold Water. Pour the cold water between the bandage and the tattoo.
This will loosen the bandage from your skin. pull gently,You Don't want To pull out any of the color.

After removing the bandage, wash the tattoo lightly using a mild antibacterial soap and Cold Water for 5 minutes.
Do Not use a wash cloth! Use your hand to wash the tattoo.After the 5 minutes are Up, gently pat the tattoo dry. Do not rub.
Do Not Re bandage The Tattoo!!

It Is Important when applying lotion or ointment to the tattoo, that you don'tuse too much. Just enough to cover it with a light layer.

You shouldn't be able to tell that there Is anything on the tattoo except for the Fact that an
Ointment will be wet looking and shiny . If you use the correct amount , you won't be able to tell at all, 10 Minutes after you put it on.
There are several things you can put on a tattoo to help It Heal Faster. Lotion such as Dermasooth, Curel and Lubriderm. These all work fine. Using a lotion takes about 2 weeks for the tattoo to heal all the way. With a lotion use only a small drop Three to Six times a Day. Gently Rub it on the tattoo. Do not coat the tattoo with It. More Is not better, use less and It will Heal Faster.

Ointments Work For Healing a Tattoo

Preparation H works great in parts of your body that bend, like the crease of your arm.
It heals In half the time if you don't use a lot of it. It's The same as the lotion. Use Less and It will heal faster. I've seen so many
people Glob Preparation H on their tattoo. That method slows down the healing process and can trap Bacteria in the Globbed up warm
goo that they have so graciously covered their tattoo with. I've seen people use enough ointment in one application that they could have
used the same amount over a period of 2 weeks and still would have had some to spare. People "DON'T USE THAT MUCH OINTMENT!"
Other Ointments: A&D works OK It heals kinda Slow. Bacitracin Works If you don't use too much.

I've Seen a lot of Reactions to Bacitracin.
Red Pimples Pop Up and Itch all around the tattoo. It's the Zinc in Bacitracin and in Preparation H That can Cause This. Some People are allergic To It but most are not. That is why we stick to lotion 99% of the time!

Do Not Use NeoSporin!

You are not treating an Infected Cut. Out of all the ointments I've seen people have a reaction to,or a screwed up tattoo from It's been Neosporin. Do Not Use Petroleum Jelly, It will cause slow healing and A dull look to the tattoo once It's healed.

When applying either the ointment or lotion, make sure you WASH YOUR HANDS before you touch your Tattoo. You will have to wash your tattoo "Gently" at least Three times a Day with your hand and Antibacterial Soap.You will develop a Thin Scab on the tattoo. Don't Pick It, Scratch It or Pull at the Scabs. It Will Itch a little when It's Healing. Do Not Scratch IT!

Do Not Go Swimming or Soak The Fresh Tattoo in Water for 2 Weeks. Water not to "SOAK IN" Includes = Hot Tubs, Pools, Bath Tubs, Lakes, Creeks, Rivers and Oceans. You Have To keep Your Fresh Tattoo Out of the SUN FOR 2 WEEKS. No Tanning Beds For 2 WEEKS.

RECAP

That's basically It. Caring for a tattoo is more common sense than anything else. Keep the Tattoo Clean and use VERY LITTLE
Ointment or Lotion. Always wash your hands before touching It. No Sunlight or Soaking It in Water. If you are having any problems
with your tattoo contact someone who knows., not your friends, regardless of how many tattoos they might have, Or how ever many their
Uncle's Brother's Cousin Has. They are not the people that you should be taking advice from. A tattoo is permanent, you can do damage
to It's appearance If you do not care for It properly. If You have any Questions Call Us Or Email Us, Please.

Another Note: If You have been tattooed by let's say, "an inexperienced , untrained, fly by night or a scratcher artist or in a so called shop" because you were trying to save a few bucks then I would keep an eye on your makeshift tattoo to make sure that you don not develop an infection. If you dodge the infection please take extra time babying it, to cut down on the scarring that will take place at the hands of the untrained. It's harder to have a professional cover or fix a butchered tattoo once the victims "the public" of these butchers realize that they were tricked and lied to. We understand that money is tight these days, but you have ONE Skin!!!! Treat it right, get it tattooed professionally. We will help as much as we can assisting you by answering questions if you are having troubles with a tattoo you got somewhere else that is messed up or healed poorly and scarred. People should not have ugly tattoos. We will do what we can to help fix the damage caused by your bad choice of artists in the sea of seedy shops that are popping up everywhere.

DO Your Homework: Ask to see a sterilizer,most shop's don't have one. Look closely at photos of their work and "COMPARE" to other places. Look closely at the actuall Quality and don't sweat pricing, this is permenant ...