like a damn *** i put to much cuz i couldn't tell if it was dry and formed a heavy scab and colors faded
2006-12-16 02:45:47 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Tattoos
1. Always follow what your professional tattoo artist tells you to do - assuming he/she is a professional. Do NOT listen to friends, etc. or even ME....
2. Scabbing is not normal. It is caused by a collection of fluid (oozing lymphatic fluids within the first hour or so after the tattoo) on the skin and forms a hard crust. An ointment type product should have been applied by the tattoo artist and a clean dry bandage applied that would have been taken off about two hours after the tattoo. The tattoo would normally be washed with a mild soap and warm water at this time and whatever the tattoo artist told you to apply should be put on then and no more bandages applied.
3. Never, ever use plastic wrap. That's for leftovers. I posted about this before. Fluids accumulate on the skin, drip down and contaminate everywhere - totally disgusting and nothing is absorbing it. The Miami Inkers have even stopped doing that on the show because enough of us wrote in - they seriously need a class on cross contamination.
4. There IS such a thing as too much ointment AND too much washing. If you wash the skin too much, especially with an antibacterial soap, you remove the normal bacterial flora found on the skin - this leaves the skin open to things such as staph. Compound that with too thick of a layer of ointment and you have a perfect breeding ground for nasty organisms. Only apply a very thin veil of whatever your artist tells you to use. Most of use do not like things with petrolatum or lanolin.
Be sure after it is all healed that you really pay attention to your aftercare instructions - get them in writing. Many times clients are so excited about their tattoo that it is hard to listen to instructions, let alone remember them. I am sure your artist will be able to clean that up for you if some areas did not hold color.
Remember that it will look a bit hazy and faded for awhile anyway while that outer layer of skin is healing. It takes time for it to develop its more transparent characteristics so you will be able to see the color better. Be patient and good luck.
2006-12-16 11:31:47 · answer #1 · answered by tatt_bratt 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well it will get itchy and start to peel similar to a sunburn, but you have to keep it moist. I know that you don't want to ever pick the scabs cause it will have a tendency to pull the color out. I have always scab too, but not heavy. Scabbing heavy sorta sounds like the person was tattooing too long at one spot else he/she was going way too deep, but I don't know that for sure it's only my opinion. The only thing that I can suggest for now is for you to keep it most till it heals and then go back to have the guy/gal to touch it up for you, and then continue to do the aftercare to what your artist recommends.
2006-12-18 13:18:51 · answer #2 · answered by WV_Nomad 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should treat your tattoo like it's wet with new ink until it is completely healed.
A scab is perfectly normal, so is fading depending on the type of skin you have and how deep the needle went. Other factors include the purity (or shade) of the ink used. The location of it is a big factor too.
Colors fade faster, with some folks almost immediately.
Getnly wash it with liquid Dial soap three to four times a day, using your hands, and rinse it completely for at least three to four days after getting it.
Any time you put the protective lotion on it, it's going to leech or bleed the color and scab up.
It should be healed sufficiently and dry in a week to two weeks.
2006-12-16 10:57:48 · answer #3 · answered by Chick-A- Deedle 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Ah that sucks. You gotta make sure you keep it moist for a while when it's healing. Scaps can pull out color and damage them. You can never put to much ointment on it! that keeps it from drying. I found that the gauze would absorb the ointment and not go very far. I would use saran wrap over the ointment to keep it sealed and retain the ointment keeping it moist. If there is any damage you might have to go back and get it cleaned up by the artist.
2006-12-16 15:20:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
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2006-12-16 16:14:29 · answer #5 · answered by LNZ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
can you tell when your skin is dry? it's the same thing...flaky and itchy sometimes....it's not that hard.
2006-12-16 21:51:41 · answer #6 · answered by karolinka 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it itches
2006-12-17 16:15:25 · answer #7 · answered by Just Me!!! 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋