Tattoo care?

Question

I have friends and family that say carmex is better to put on your tattoo after getting it. Does it give the best results?

Answer 1

Actually I used carmex on my latest tattoo, it helped with the itching, and Ive had no problem with fading. Although the preferred "ointment" of choice is A & D oinment, available at any drug store.

Answer 2

No. Even if I thought carmex was appropriate, it would not be in the first few days. This is the third time posting this today:

Here is a copy and paste from an aftercare question and my stock answer:

1. Antibiotic ointments are not a good idea - people are easily allergic to them and they think they are allergic to their tattoo.

2. Antibiotic ointments, Aquaphor, Vaseline, A &D ointment ALL contain petrolatum - we don't like that for healing tattoos (many also contain lanolin and many people are sensitive to these preparations because of that too)

3. Preparation H is for a**holes not tattoos - much has been written about this by many over the years and in some forms it contains live yeast cells...ewwww on open skin.

4. No baby powder, cornstarch or any such "powdering." No Desitin or similar products that gunk up the skin with heavy zinc oxide.

5. No plastic wrap ever! Plastic wrap is for left overs, not tattoos. It keeps the fluids on the surface of the tattoo that a nice dressing would absorb those first couple hours so there is NO SCABBING - that's right, NO scabbing. Scabbing is not normal in a well cared for tattoo. Also, with plastic wrap, fluids leak out around it and it is a disgusting source of cross contamination. The slight peeling that should occur should be the top layer of skin that is mixed with the ink, similar to a sunburn peeling.

Most tattoo artists seem to prefer unscented mild lotions - they are looking for products with a minimum of ingredients - some like H2Ocean products, some like Tattoo Goo (contrary to reports, there is nothing adverse in this product) Coco butter is often used as well as Olive oil body butter - I don't prefer these, but I have no big issues with them.
The international folk seem to like Bepathen, however this product also contains lanolin and petrolatum among other products that some could be sensitive to. It is widely used for diaper rash, as is A&D in the US. It also contains alcohol.

I happen to give out little pillow packs of Ink Fixx ointment for the first couple days - then they can switch to the mild lotions. People like Curel which is good - so is Aveeno - I like Cetaphil. We always give the Ink Fixx to the client to use because it is not always easy for them to go right to the store to buy things.

Truth be told, the skin heals pretty well no matter the abuse and certainly even if you use nothing at all. I have even seen people use just plain old Crisco in a very thin layer. Nothing wrong with that either - (again, not preferred.)

In my studio they are also given WRITTEN directions for after care. There is NO reason for a professional tattoo artist NOT to do this for their client.

Once you remove the bandages, wash with an antibacterial soap and warm water, pat dry with dye free paper towels and apply whatever healing agent you choose SPARINGLY - this means barely covered. IF you apply too much, it will accumulate bacteria that get stuck to it and the tattoo cannot get air.

Overall, keep it clean and don't scratch it. It will go through some peeling and other changes over the next couple of weeks. Keep dirty hands and strangers off of it!

So in the end, take what you can from everyone's advice here as no one really has the magic answers in all cases. Most of us knows what worked for them, or works for our clients in general if we are artists!

Answer 3

don't use any cleaning soap in any respect. it is a usual false impression. cleaning soap dries out your epidermis and produces thicker scabs which yield deficient outcome. I have a again of the neck tattoo, and given that it's sort of difficult to look for your self what's occurring and not using a replicate, I simply wore my hair up for a couple of days till it constructed a scab. don't use compresses on a scab; this easily prolongs remedy instances and might probably carry ink. one of a kind folks's epidermis will heal in a different way- a few might come to be with a thick scab even as doing the whole lot proper, and others gained't. I regularly come to be with a hefty crust in spite of vigilant care, and all my 6 tattoos seem simply excellent. i've beard that bacitracin is harmful to tattoo wellness- check out natural and organic, virgin coconut oil; it's anti inflammatroy, anti fungal and anti viral homes aid thrust back contamination even as supplying ideally suited moisture concurrently. those are all approaches that I have determined to paintings such a lot beneficially; even my oldest tattoo may be very darkish with crisp strains.

Answer 4

NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!! dont think bout it man!!!!! you should either use lubraderm or coco butter! carmex is deff not the thing, also do not use petroleum jelly!!!! it draws out the ink and causes premature fading!

Answer 5

No, use A&D ointment yes the butt ointment for babies, that is what I have used on all 8 of mine and have never had a bit of trouble with any of them.

Answer 6

Thin coat of bacitracin for 3 days.
Switch to cetaphil or curel after that for about 4-5 more days.
Don't overdo it.

Answer 7

I used antibiotic ointments on all of mine

Answer 8

I use a hypo-allergenic lotion with aloe vera in it...works great!!!