i recently got a tattoo (black and grey) and there was black rub off a few days later? wat is it?

Question

i applied the neosporin everyday a few times a day but 3 days after i got my tattoo there was black stuff rubbing off when i went to apply the neosporin again? what is this stuff and am i messing up my ink?

Answer 1

No Worries
Perfectly Normal
That's just surface ink
coming off with the scabs.
It will do that for a couple
of weeks, till it starts to heal.
Just take good care of it.
Do what it says on the
care sheet they gave you.
It will be just fine. Truly

Answer 2

No your are not messing up the ink, what it is, is your skin is scabbing and it is coming off as you apply the neosporin. Since the skin has been colored with the black ink that is what is going to come off. Its absolutely normal don't worry.

Answer 3

No, that's just the excess ink still coming off. At least that's what happened in my case. I had a hibiscus tattoed on me, and I had pink and black coming off when I put my neosporin on for a couple of days.. almost a week. Eventually it stopped.

Answer 4

It's fine. Don't evaluate your tattoo until 30 days has gone by or you will drive yourself crazy. It is healing and is going to look weird and not right until some time has past. Go get some cataphil lotion and apply that a couple times a day.

Answer 5

All tattooed skin peels, just like sunburn has to peel. Damage has been done to that outer layer and ink has settled into it so that is why it appears that way.

The next stage is that the skin will look hazy so the tattoo will not look its best. Give things time - it will likely look great when fully healed.

Answer 6

There may be a bit of excess ink still there and also - after 3 days, you may start to peel...so it might be that. You aren't messing up your ink....keep taking care of it and you should be fine.