Finally Got My Tattoo!!

Oct 16, 2016

Yaya B.

I know you have to wash it with anti bacterial soap atleast ones a day and keep it moist like with aquaphor or a&d.

Oct 16, 2016

J L.

Looks pretty!! Love the flowers

Oct 16, 2016

Rissa G.

That's gorgeous. :) What gel are you putting on it?
I would wash it once a day...when you shower, with antibacterial soap. Nothing fragranced.

Oct 16, 2016

Genevieve D.

I don't know what is the gel, my tattoo artist gave it to me.

Oct 17, 2016

Mary P.

Wash with anti bac soap a few times a day, for the first couple days. Use AD for those days, then switch to eucerin intensive lotion while it heals completely.

Oct 17, 2016

M G.

Go easy on the soap. you want to keep it well lubricated untill it heals and soap can be very drying. so just water and very little soap and than a&d ointment.

Oct 17, 2016

Genevieve D.

Ok I'll wash it lightly everyday and add the ointment twice a day. thanks everyone :)

Oct 17, 2016

Kailey L.

Make sure you're using a THIN layer of ointment, you don't want to cut your tattoo off of oxygen.

Oct 17, 2016

Mary P.

If you aren't sure, your tattoo artist should supply you with after care directions as well.

Oct 17, 2016

Michelle R.

Pretty

Oct 17, 2016

Michelle R.

Agreed if your unsure how to care for it then just ask the artist and they can tell you. For all of mine... when I take a shower each day depending on where it is on the body it may or may not need soap but I mostly put I tiny bit of baby wash over it and then rinse it with warm water but not directly from the spout let the water run softly over it so you don't damage the healing process. I applied lotion every day.

Oct 17, 2016

Nicki N.

I typically just wash them once a day with an unscented hand soap. My holy grail healing lotion is the First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream!

Oct 17, 2016

Genevieve D.

Oh and for how long should I put the ointment? it a been 3 days now I don't want to overdo it (or is it impossible to overdo it?!)

Oct 18, 2016

Danielle H.

With all my tattoos, when I got them I covered them up when I got a shower but only for the first time having a shower after getting my tattoos. I didn't wash mine with soap or anything, I just let the water clean it afterwards. I put ointment on twice a day and up until the point where there was hardly any scabbing and this depended on how big my tattoo was. For one of my biggest it was a few weeks and for my littlest it was a few days and mine have turned out fine :)

Oct 19, 2016

Genevieve D.

Thanks! it starts to dry out A little, like a sunburn so I'll keep putting the ointment on.

Oct 19, 2016

Danielle H.

You're welcome :) Yeah, if I found that it started to dry out a bit I'd put a little extra ointment on through the day :)