Tattoo After Care

• If saniderm is used, keep it on for 48 hours. Any other bandage should be removed the morning after the tattoo. Once your bandage is removed, clean the tattoo with warm water and a mild unscented soap (perfumes may irritate the tattoo).
• Allow the tattoo to dry for about an hour.
• With clean hands apply a white, unscented hand lotion (ie. Lubriderm) to the tattoo.
  • As you would hand lotion, rub in until gone. A little goes a long way.
  • Apply as needed and continue for 2 weeks. 
• If scabbing occurs:
  • Do not pick or scratch.
  • Allow scab to heal on its own.
  • Tattoo will heal fine if undisturbed.
• Keep tattoo as clean as possible. However, no need to re bandage as the tattoo needs to breathe.
• If the area becomes itchy, tap don’t scatch.

• Direct sunlight
•  Soaking tattoo in water (ie. long baths)
•  Chlorine (ie. hot tubs, swimming pools)
• Vaseline or other thick moisturizers
• If you have any questions or concerns, please get in contact with me

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• Depending on the size and detail of the tattoo, bleeding/weeping may last into the following day, so a bandage full of blood and plasma is normal.
• Some flaking and minor scabbing.
• Itching
• Bruising. This doesn't occur with every tattoo, but is definitely a possibility especially in sensitive spots (inner bicep, elbow ditch etc)
• Tenderness, typically for 1-4 days depending on size and placement.

PLASMA VS PUS

     Scabs on tattoos tend to either be the color of the ink OR a yellowish color. Assuming proper aftercare is being followed, the yellow-ness is plasma and NOT pus. Plasma is full of white blood cells and created by your body to promote healing, so this clear/ yellowish fluid is a normal part of the healing process. Pus will be thicker, with a far more opaque appearance. If you have concerns and are unsure, send a picture of the tattoo as it heals and they will be able to help!

Still have some questions? Let’s talk!