Tattoo Aftercare

FIRST 2 HOURS....

REMOVE BANDAGE AFTER TWO HOURS. IT IS NORMAL TO SEE BLOOD AND INK ON THE BANDAGE.

WASH USING MILD, ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP. DO NOT SCRUB WITH WASHCLOTH, LOOFAHS, OR SPONGES! RINSE THOROUGHLY

PAT AREA LIGHTLY WITH A CLEAN PAPER TOWEL. DO NOT USE BATH TOWELS THEY HAVE LINT AND HARBOR GERMS. LET AIR DRY FOR 2O MINUTES.

WHEN DRY, APPLY A THIN COAT OF AQUAPHOR. TOO MUCH OINTMENT CAN TRAP GERMS AND LEAD TO INFECTION. THE OINTMENT PROVIDES A THIN LAYER THAT PROTECTS THE SKIN WHILE IT HEALS

DO NOT RE-BANDAGE TATTOO. IT IS NORMAL TO SEE COLOR IN THE WATER IN THE FIRST FEW WASHES.

FIRST 2 WEEKS

AVOID LONG SHOWERS, BATHS, SWIMMING, HOT TUBS, SAUNAS. PROLONGED SOAKING CAN LOOSEN SCABS AND PULL INK OUT

WASH TATTOO WITH MILD ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP TWICE A DAY FOR TWO WEEKS. NO WASH CLOTHES, LOOFAHS, OR SPONGES !! RINSE AREA THOROUGHLY. AIRDRY.

FIRST THREE DAYS, APPLY SMALL AMOUNT OF AQUAPHOR TO THE TATTOO. AFTER APPLYING A SMALL AMOU NT TO THE AREA 1-3 TIMES A DAY. TAKE A PAPER TOWEL AND PAT DRY SO THERE IS NO SHINE. FOLLOW THESE STEPS ONLY WHEN TATTOO FEEL DRY. DO NOT OVER DO IT.

AFTER THIRD DAY SWITCH OVER TO A UNSCENTED LOTION YOUR ARTIST RECOMMENDS YOU MAY APPLY LOTION WHEN EVER YOUR TATTOO FEELS DRY.

YOUR TATTOO WILL BEGAN TO PEEL WITHIN 2-4 DAYS. IT IS NORMAL TO SEE SMALL FLAKES FALL OFF DURING THESE TWO WEEKS. DO NOT PICK OR SCRATCH TATTOO, THIS WILL CAUSE SCARRING. DO NOT SHAVE OVER YOUR TATTOO FOR TWO WEEKS.

PROTECT THE TATTOO FROM THE SUN EXPOSURE WHILE IT IS HEALING. DO. NOT APPLY SUNSCREEN TO HEALING WOUNDS. DO NOT USE A TANNING BED UNTILL THE TATTOO IS HEALED.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS PLEASE GIVE US A CALL OR CONTACT YOUR ARTIST.

PIERCING AFTERCARE

CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS FOR BODY PIERCINGS

WASH YOUR HANDS THROUGHLY PRIOR TO CLEANING OR TOUCHING YOUR PIERCING FOR ANY REASON.

SALINE SOLUTION RINSE AS NEEDED DURING HEALING. FOR CERTAIN REPLACEMENTS IT MAY BE EASIER TO APPLY USING CLEAN GAUZE SATURATED WITH SALINE SOLUTION. A BRIEF RINSE AFTERWORD WILL REMOVE ANY RESIDUE

IF YOUR PIERCER SUGGEST USING SOAPS, GENTY LATHER AROUND THE PIERCING AND RINSE AS NEEDED. AVOID USING HARSH SOAPS, OR SOAPS WITH DYES, FRAGRANCES, OR BACTINE.

RINSE THROUGHLY TO REMOVE ALL TRACES OF THE SOAP FROM THE PIERCING. IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO ROTATE THE JEWELRY THROUGH THE PIERCING.

DRY BY GENTLY PATTING WITH CLEAN, DISPOSABLE PAPER PRODUCTS BECAUSE CLOTH TOWELS CAN HARBOR BACTERIA AND SNAG ON JEWELRY, CAUSING INJURY.

WHAT TO AVOID

AVOID CLEANING WITH ALCOHOL,HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, ANTIBACTERIAL SOAPS, IODINE, OR ANY HARSH PRODUCTS, AS THESE CAN DAMAGE CELLS. ALSO AVOID OINTMENTS AS THEY PREVENT NECESSARY AIR CIRCULATION.

AVOID BACTINE, PIERCED EAR CONTAINING BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE (BZK). THESE CAN BE IRRITATING AND ARE NON INTENDED FOR LONG TERM WOUND CARE.

AVOID OVER-CLEANING. THIS CAN DELAY YOUR HEALING AND IRRITATE YOUR PIERCING. AVOID UNDUE TRAUMA SUCH AS FRICTION FROM CLOTHING. EXCESSIVE MOTION OF THE AREA, PLAYING WITH THE JEWELRY, AND VIGOROUS CLEANING. THESE ACTIVITIES CAN CAUSE THE FORMATION OF UNSIGHTLY AND UNCOMFORTABLE SCAR TISSUE , MIGRATION. PROLONGED HEALING, AND OTHER COMPLICATIONS.

AVOID ALL ORAL CONTACT, ROUGH PLAY, AND CONTACT WITH OTHERS BODILY FLUIDS ON OR NEAR YOUR PIERCING DURING HEALING.

AVOID STRESS AND RECREATIONAL DRUG USE, INCLUDING EXCESSIVE CAFINE, NICOTINE, AND ALCOHOL.

AVOID ALL BEAUTY AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS ON AROUND PIERCING INCLUDING COSMETICS, LOTIONS, AND SPRAYS, ETC.

DO NOT HANG CHARMS OR ANY OBJECTS FROM YOUR JEWELRY UNTIL THE PIERCING IS FULLY HEALED. SLEEPING DIRECTLY ON A HEALING CARTILAGE PIERCING CAN CAUSE IRRITATION, EVEN CAUSING SHIFTS IN THE PIERCING ANGLE.