Cleaning
Leave bandage on for 3-5 hours. After removing the bandage, clean the tattoo gently with liquid soap and warm water. Rinse well and pat dry with paper towel or clean towel. Do not re-bandage. Wash your tattoo 1-2 times a day for two weeks.
Recommended Soaps: Dove Liquid Soap, Dial Gold Body Wash, Nivea Nourishing Wash
* No Beaded, Scented, or Textured Soaps, No Bar Soap!
* You may see the tattoo oozing or leaking blood and what looks like ink this is normal just lightly wash away any excess in the shower.
Maintenance
the next day after washing your tattoo, apply a VERY THIN layer of Aquaphor ointment. Repeat this step no more than 2-3 times a day for 3 days. On the 4th day switch to a small amount of unscented hand lotion. Use daily until the tattoo is healed. It should take around 4 weeks until it is fully healed.
Recommended Lotions: Aveeno, Jergens, Lubriderm, Eucerin, Coco or Shea Butter
* NO VASALINE, NO Beaded, Scented, or Textured Lotions. Lotion should not have the consistency of Vaseline or Ointment, Aquaphor Ointment is suggested for the first 3 day ONLY!
* Make sure your hands and your tattoo are clean before applying lotion.
Healing
During the healing process your tattoo will peel and flake, this is normal. It will also become very itchy. DO NOT scratch it! Allow the scabs to flake off naturally. Leave the tattoo alone and do not touch it while it is healing, unless you are cleaning or putting on lotion. Let your tattoo breathe, do not wrap or wear tight fitting clothing against the tattoo while it is healing.
* Your animals will want to sniff or lick the tattoo, DO NOT let them!
* Just keep it clean and leave it alone.
Warning!
DO NOT Sun bathe, Swim soak or Emerge the tattoo in water for at least 2 weeks!
SHOWERS ONLY!
NO SCRATCHING, ITCHING, RUBBING, or PICKING scabs/dry SKIN!
NO SCENTED LOTIONS or SOAPS DO NOT rewrap tattoo unless specified!
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