Tattoo Care Instructions?

Question

*~How to care for your tattoo

*~it takes about 2 weeks to heal, and 2 more weeks to settle in.
*~Keep your new tattoo bandaged for 1 hour. Remove bandage and wash tattoo gently with cool, and soapy water. Rinse thoroughly, lightly pat dry with a clean towel.
*~DO NOT re-bandage your tattoo.
*~DO NOT use vaseline or petroleum jelly.
*~DO NOT use alcohol or peroxide.
*~DO NOT pick or scratch tattoo.
*~DO NOT soak tattoo in shower or tub
*~Stay out of pools, hot tubs and oceans for 2 weeks.
*~Keep tattoo out of direct sunlight and tanning beds.
*~With clean hands, apply thin layer of antibiotic ointment such as Help It, Neosporin or Bacitracin 2 to 3 times a day for 4-5 days, after that switch to a good lotion.
*~Do not over lubricate your tattoo, don't let it dry out either. Should any seepage occur, gently dab off excess with a clean paper towel.
*~If a rash occurs (bumps on or around the tattoo as with allergic reaction) or redness persists, stop use and call your artist

This is not a question... I decided to post this because every day i find a new question about how to care for tattoos

Your right Pam, I am not a tattoo artist... but my husband is. And to add to what I had previously said the best advice in how to care for your tattoo is the advice of the artist who did the work. If in doubt... ask them, not us.

and by the way, there are 2 types of A&D and the only A&D that contains zinc oxide is the ZINC OXIDE CREAM. The ingredients for A&D Original OINTMENT are;
Active Ingredients:
Petrolatum 53.4%; Lanolin 15.5%
Inactive ingredients:
Cod Liver Oil (Contains Vitamin A; Vitamin D); Fragrance; Light Mineral Oil; Microcrystalline Wax; Paraffin "

try checking into things before acting like im a dumbass

Answer 1

I'd just like to add that these are general guidelines and not every method of aftercare works for everyone. I prefer to use Aquaphor until fully healed as it really reduces scabbing and peeling.

Answer 2

You covered a lot of it, but here's what BME says.

DO
Leave the tattoo bandaged for a minimum of 3 hours and no longer than 12 hours.
Remove bandage under warm running water. If bandage is stuck to the tattoo, gently remove it while under running water, therefore reducing the risk of damaging the tattoo.
Once bandage is removed, using an unscented soap, wash the tattoo off well with your hand and warm soapy water.
When done washing the tattoo off, gently pat the tattoo dry with a clean towel and allow the tattoo to air dry for about 5-10 minutes.
Apply Curel (Ultra healing/Fragrance free) or other unscented dry skin lotion to the tattoo 4-6 times a day.
The lotion can be applied to the tattoo about 3-4 times daily for about 10-14 days or until the tattoo is completely done peeling.
Somewhere between 3 and 6 days, the tattoo will start to flake off like tissue paper. Do not pick at or scratch. Let the skin peel naturally. You will notice small pieces of dry skin containing color coming off while using the lotion or washing the tattoo. This is normal - it is just the top layer of dead skin coming off. Your tattoo is not disappearing.

DO NOT:
Re-bandage the tattoo once the bandage is completely removed.
Allow direct sunlight on tattoo for first 2-3 weeks.
Pick or scratch tattoo while it is peeling.
Soak the tattoo for 2 weeks.
Swim, take a bath, or enter a hot tub or sauna for 2 weeks or until the tattoo is completely peeled.
Shave or wax the area until tattoo is completely healed.
Apply alcohol, Vaseline (petroleum jelly) or sun block to fresh tattoo.
Put too much faith in commonsense advice: If you have questions, call or visit the artist that did your tattoo!

ALSO
Once you leave the shop, proper care of your tattoo is your responsibility.
Small amounts of color may appear on clothing or sheets for first few days.
When tattoo is peeling, color will appear in pieces of dry skin.
If the tattoo is in an area where it can be exposed to the air, allow it to breathe. Allowing the tattoo to breathe will help the healing. Your body and oxygen are going to heal the tattoo.
If possible, wear loose fitting clothing over tattoo and be careful not to suffocate tattoo with socks or pantyhose.

Answer 3

in response to your non question. NEOSPORIN AND BACITRACIN SOHULD NEVER BE USED ON A TATTOO OR PIERCING. and neither should A&D. the first two because they will pull the moisture and ink away fromyour tattoo while preventing air from getting to it and allowing it to heal. the third because it contains a zinc oxide that will fade your colours out and make them look old and dull before its even healed. Dont give advice when YOU ARE NOT A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL to give it.