If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our shop and/or the artist directly, not Google!
Tattoo Aftercare
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Wash your hands before touching anything to do with your new tattoo
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Remove plastic wrap within 1-3 hours after finished tattoo
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Use lukewarm water and gently wash tattoo with anti-bacterial soap. (never use a rag or cloth to wash tattoo)
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Pat dry with clean paper towel. (Cloth towels hold germs)
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Apply a thin layer of ointment (Aquaphor or A&D)
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Repeat steps 3-5, a couple times a day for 3 days
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On the fourth day switch to moisturizing lotion.
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Moisturize a couple times a day a for a week or so.
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No sun or soaking underwater for 3 weeks
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Use lotion and sunblock to preserve your tattoo.
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DO NOT SCRATCH OR PICK YOUR TATTOO while it's healing
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Listen to your tattoo artist, not your friends!
We have products at our shop that can help you with the aftercare process.
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DO NOT expose to sunlight, tanning bed, chlorine, ocean or submerge in any water during the duration of the tattoo healing process.
If for some reason you can't avoid direct exposuret to UV light, use a high SPF sunblock and re-apply every
1-2 hours. (you also have the option to cover it)
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HIGH SPF SUNBLOCK IS NOT ADEQUATE PROTECTION FOR TANNING BEDS, OR NEW TATTOOS
UNDER 3 MONTHS OLD.
