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Tattoo Care
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How to care for your Tattoo
The First Day: Leave bandage on for at least
four hours, overnight if you received the tattoo late before your sleep time.
Make sure you can wash your tattoo when you remove the bandage. Hand wash it, no
cloths or sponges, using warm water & soap. Use water to soak off any of the
bandage that sticks. Do not Rebandage. Wash tattoo at least twice a day while it
is healing. Let tattoo dry out for one day, you may wash it to keep it clean
during this time, After, start applying skin/hand conditioning lotion or lightly
massage A&D ointment into tattoo.
Some people have been known to develop an allergy
to Bacitracin, Triple antibiotic and other ointments may contain it. |
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We do not recommend it. Nor do we recommend
plain Vaseline. Lotions are safest in warm weather. Keeping it moist
will speed the healing process,
Heavy application of petroleum based
ointments can suffocate the tattoo and cause a rash, but your tattoo
needs to breathe.
You can wet your tattoo, but don't soak in
the tub or shower for a long time while it is healing. If you work under
very dirty conditions or have to wear tight clothes, you can
 tape dry
paper towel over your tattoo. Try to wear loose clothing around your
tattoo. It is normal for your tattoo to flake off tiny pieces of colored
skin while it is healing, but you donšt want to force it.
So...Do not
ever rub or scratch or pick your tattoo! you can smack it if it itches
too much. Wash your tattoo more often if you work near grease,
chemicals, dirt, or if you got your tattoo in or near a high-bacteria
area such as the armpit, buttocks, or genitals.
Do not expose tattoo to chlorine, salt, alcohol or
sun for 10 days.
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Be careful with lotions containing excessive
alcohol. Only expose tattoo to long periods of sun after it is fully
healed and then with a strong sunscreen applied, so as to protect it
from the fading effects of radiation. Tattoos normally take 7-10 days to
heal. Special: Get our free e-zine "All Tattoos and design" for more
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www.tattoo123.blogspot.com
By Dr James Wee, MD, Tattoo enthusiast
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for tattoos,
care bear
tattoo, care
for a new
tattoo, care
for a
tattoo, care
for your
tattoo, care
of a tattoo,
care of
tattoos,
caring for
tattoo, foot
tattoo care,
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for a
tattoo,
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to care for
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post tattoo
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