Tattoo Care

Keep your bandage on for about 8 hours, it is OK to keep your bandage on overnite on the first day.
Remove your bandage, first wash your hands thoroughly, then wash your tattoo with warm soapy water. Use a mild bath soap or anti-bacterial handsoap. Pat your tattoo dry with a clean terry cloth towel. Apply A&D ointment or Aquaphor. DO NOT USE ANY OTHER OINTMENTS OTHER THAN THESE TWO!
Your tattoo will form a protective scab. DO NOT PICK. The scab will peel off within the week.
Continue using ointment for the next 4 days, 3-4 times a day. Make sure to wash your hands before touching your tattoo. After 4 days switch to unscented hand lotion like Eucerin, Lubriderm, or Curel. Continue to use for 2-3 weeks.
If small red pimples form around your tattoo, you have devealoped heat rash. This is caused by clogged pores from TOO MUCH ointment. Wash your tattoo and switch to non-scented lotion like Lubriderm or Eucerin.
Do not submerge your tattoo in water, this will pull the color out. Swimming and taking a bath are to be avoided for two weeks. Showers are OK.
Protect your tattoo from the sun while it heals, use a sunscreen of SPF 30 or higher to keep the colors bright.
If you have any questions call your tattoo artist. DO NOT CALL YOUR FRIENDS! They are not tattoo artists.Your artist is equipped to deal with any complications.