Tattoo After Care
Taking good care of your tattoo will determine how it heals. Here are the steps to ensure that your new tattoo will remain beautiful forever.
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Step 1
Remove bandage 1-5 hours after the session was finished.
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Step 2
Wash your hands, and with a disposable material and Dial soap, wash tattoo in a lathering motion until all blood and plasma has been removed.
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Step 3
Rinse your tattoo with cold water.
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Step 4
Pat dry with a clean paper towel or cloth, and then let air dry for 5-10 minutes.
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Step 5
Apply only LUBRIDERM or CUREL fragrance free lotion, or Aquaphor/Eucerin (apply small amounts) to the tattoo 3-4 times a day for the next two weeks until fully healed.
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Step 6
Absolutely NO petroleum based products such as Vaseline, Neosporin A&D Ointment or Bactrin, or aftermarket products such as "tattoo goo", no matter what you've heard, or have done before.
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Step 7
NEVER pick at scabs or dry skin while healing. Let them fall off naturally, on their own.