How To Care For A New Tattoo
As soon as your tattoo has been finished, the tattoo artist will offer you some advice on the right ways to take good care of your fresh tattoo. Some tattooing outfits will provide an information sheet which will list out instructions that you should follow. Two basic rules are essential when it comes to taking care of a new tattoo, moisturize but do not over moisturize, DO NOT pick at scabs when they start to form.
If you choose to do otherwise and neglect these rules, you run the risk of getting infected and you also run the risk of ruining your new tattoo. As long as you keep to these bits of advice, you should be alright. Forget what other people say about taking care of new tattoos and only stick to the rules which are known to work.
A lot of people get one tattoo and decide to mix up the rules when they get another one. Regardless of whether you have used something which you developed a reaction to, you are better of contacting the tattoo artist and asking for what you can substitute it with. A patch test on your skin before you get a tattoo may be a good idea to see whether you develop a reaction.
Unfortunately the recommended ways of properly taking care of your new tattoo will vary from artist to artist which can often be confusing. One may tell you to apply Neosporin several times a day whereas another may suggest that you powder your bed before getting into it (this avoids you sticking to the sheet), a mild baby soap to wash the tattoo, baby lotion to moisturize the skin, and diaper rash cream to apply to any areas that might rub against the bra, waist of pants, socks, etc.
Other people will recommend different ointments and lotions. Some people swear by Tea Tree Oil (toner) from the Body Shop for its healing qualities. The most affordable treatment is Vaseline Intensive Care.
Anyone living in a dry area will probably use a lot of lotion on a daily basis so you can decide to go with a large pump bottle of lotion to get the best bargain anyway. This will help you to prevent any problems you could possibly have and will take good care of your tattoo.
There is so much contradiction from one studio to the next when it comes to body art healing and it can be quite confusing. However, there are legitimate reasons why there are so many different opinions out there. Some of the ways to properly care for your new tattoo have already been discussed but there are many other ointments and lubes designed just for tattoos but most are just commercialized versions of what was advised to use earlier.
There is a reasonable answer to the question of why so many ways are listed in whichb to take care of tattoos; the thing is that this is mostly due to the various advances in technology and the fact that the products have become widely available on the market. Petroleum jelly used to be rather popular until people discovered that such jelly usually affected the color of the tattoos and they didn't provide any help in terms of healing properties.
If you choose to do otherwise and neglect these rules, you run the risk of getting infected and you also run the risk of ruining your new tattoo. As long as you keep to these bits of advice, you should be alright. Forget what other people say about taking care of new tattoos and only stick to the rules which are known to work.
A lot of people get one tattoo and decide to mix up the rules when they get another one. Regardless of whether you have used something which you developed a reaction to, you are better of contacting the tattoo artist and asking for what you can substitute it with. A patch test on your skin before you get a tattoo may be a good idea to see whether you develop a reaction.
Unfortunately the recommended ways of properly taking care of your new tattoo will vary from artist to artist which can often be confusing. One may tell you to apply Neosporin several times a day whereas another may suggest that you powder your bed before getting into it (this avoids you sticking to the sheet), a mild baby soap to wash the tattoo, baby lotion to moisturize the skin, and diaper rash cream to apply to any areas that might rub against the bra, waist of pants, socks, etc.
Other people will recommend different ointments and lotions. Some people swear by Tea Tree Oil (toner) from the Body Shop for its healing qualities. The most affordable treatment is Vaseline Intensive Care.
Anyone living in a dry area will probably use a lot of lotion on a daily basis so you can decide to go with a large pump bottle of lotion to get the best bargain anyway. This will help you to prevent any problems you could possibly have and will take good care of your tattoo.
There is so much contradiction from one studio to the next when it comes to body art healing and it can be quite confusing. However, there are legitimate reasons why there are so many different opinions out there. Some of the ways to properly care for your new tattoo have already been discussed but there are many other ointments and lubes designed just for tattoos but most are just commercialized versions of what was advised to use earlier.
There is a reasonable answer to the question of why so many ways are listed in whichb to take care of tattoos; the thing is that this is mostly due to the various advances in technology and the fact that the products have become widely available on the market. Petroleum jelly used to be rather popular until people discovered that such jelly usually affected the color of the tattoos and they didn't provide any help in terms of healing properties.
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