do all tattoos scab?

Question

i keep seeing questions about people a and their tattoo scabs. Mine never scabbed and just healed up....do all tattoos scab? Just wondering....

Answer 1

Tattoo scabbing depends on two things: placement and depth.

Highly sensitive skin (inner forarms, chest, private areas) tend to scab more than skin that is constantly exposed to elements (the sun, harsh clothing, razors, lotions) that toughen the skin up.

The depth of the tattoo needle also affects the scabbing. In general, the deeper the needle goes, the more trauma to the skin. The more trauma to the skin, the more scabbing you will have. That's why some tattoos scab only in some places while others scab all over yet others don't scab at all.

Depth of the needle also has a hand in how long the ink will stay clear. The deeper the needle goes, the faster it will blur over the years. So if your tattoo didn't scab, consider yourself lucky! Your ink lines will stay cleaner slightly longer than someone who got a tattoo the same day as you who scabbed.

Answer 2

Tattoo Scab

Answer 3

I own a tattoo and body piercing shop and I've seen more tattoos healing in the past 20 years than I need to. Not all tattoos scab over. I have 8 tattoos and only one of them got a couple of very small scabs on it. The trick is to get it to heal without scabbing. You will retain all your ink if it doesn't scab.

A lot has to do with how you heal it out. I've found that an ointment called "Tattoo Goo" is some of the best stuff for healing out a tattoo. It's all natural and it has vitamin E which is a big plus. Most people are told to use things like A&D ointment (diper rash ointment) or Neosporin. These contain patrolium and that's the one thing on this Earth that is non poris and won't let your tattoo breath and air is your #1 healer.

Forgive me, I tend to rattle on when I talk about these things.

Answer 4

Not all tattoos scab I have 4 of them so far and not all of my tattoos scabbed the ones on my back didnt scab at all but the ones on my forearm and chest did scab but after they healed up they were all very beautiful

Answer 5

I agree with Ink Princess, but with one other addition. Black & Grey tattoos, can tend to scab more if an area has to be gone over more than once. Sometimes an area that is a bit light, will have to be gone over again to darken and will tend to scab over more. My portrait tattoo scabbed in only a couple of areas, because the artist went over the area more than once. Hope this helps.

Answer 6

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Many reasons come into play here from the location of the tattoo, if there was a lot of work done to it, like layers of shading, etc. Over-working. What about aftercare immediately after? If you did not get to wash it within a few hours sometimes the normal "scabbing" mechanism of the body's healing functions set in.

Answer 7

You were tattooed by one of the best out there. He is very light handed for what I've learned. My last piece hardly scabbed at all either. You will see the difference if you ever go to someone else.

Answer 8

no.

what causes a tattoo to scab is removing your bandage too early. When air gets to your fresh tattoo while its still leaking fluid the fluid will dry ontop of the skin and form a scab. If you leave the patch on til the next day the vaseline will close up the pores and prevent a scab from forming until this is over.

The only other thing that can cause scabbing is overmoisturisation which usually makes it look a little weepy while scabbed.

Answer 9

I have 5 tattoos and only 2 of them scabbed. I'm not sure about anyone else but I guess it would depend on how deep the needle went in and the location on your body.

Answer 10

I think the scabbing depends on how bad you bled during the session. And it might have something to do with the location of the tattoo, also. My lower back and arm didnt scab too bad because it hardly bled, but my shoulder blade scabbed like a motherf*****!!! It bled horribly because he used a 3 needle gun, and dug way too deep in the muscle.