After care

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The main aftercare and healing process should last about 3 weeks. It might take a little less or more time depending on the tattoo.

After your tattoo, your first wash happens right after you remove your bandage. Wash 1-3 times a day depending on how dirty the area gets. Use unscented antibacterial liquid soap. Avoid applying the soap directly to the tattoo. Using your hands, get the soap sudsy and wash gently for about a minute. Rinse and air dry. Do not dry with a hand towel. You can dab dry with a clean paper towel if you are in a hurry.

Lotion. Your body heals the tattoo not the lotion. The lotion is for keeping your skin from drying out and keeping the healing tattoo more comfortable. Apply unscented lotion 1-3 times a day. Apply a very thin layer of lotion, your skin shouldn't be shiny. Less is more. Recommended lotions are cocoa butter. You can also use specific aftercare cream, but it does the same thing and costs way more. 

Things to avoid while your tattoo is healing: 

- Submerging your tattoo in water. Swimming, baths, hot tubs, saunas, etc. These WILL make your tattoo fade fast, heal poorly and greatly raises the risk of infection. 

- The sun. A sunburn will make your tattoo heal poorly. Do not put sunscreen on in the healing process, keep the tattoo covered by clothing. After it's healed use sunscreen as the sun will age the tattoo faster.   

- scratching/itching/picking. Let your scabs do their thing.  

- Tight clothing. Tight clothes add extra friction and can rub off scabs, irritate the skin.

Any questions please feel free to contact me!