Aftercare Suggestions
Leave the bandage on, that you received after the tattoo, for 2 – 6 (no more than 8) hours. This bandage is there to keep airborne bacteria and other contaminants in the environment from invading the wound.
Remove the bandage and wash your tattoo (using clean hands) with Dial antibacterial soap and warm water.
DO NOT RE-BANDAGE YOUR TATTOO!
Wait 24 – 48 hours after removing your bandage to begin applying hand lotion twice per day. Do not apply lotion more than 3 times per day.
FOR THE NEXT 7 TO 14 DAYS YOUR TATTOO WILL PEEL, FLAKE, AND SCAB LIGHTLY. DO NOT PICK YOUR TATTOO!
FIVE THINGS TO AVOID:
- ADVICE - Your friends do not tattoo for a living. If you have any questions please call us: Relentless Tattoo LLC 864.295.2237
- SOAKING – Normal showers are permitted but DO NOT SOAK THE TATTOO. Avoid pools, spas, Jacuzzis, hot tubs, the beach and baths until the tattoo is healed.
- SUN – Avoid the sun completely until your tattoo is healed. Afterward always use sun-block when your tattoo is exposed.
- OINTMENT – DO NOT USE lotions with Aloe, A&D ointment, Vaseline, Bacitracin, Micatracin, Neosporin, or triple antibiotic ointment. (Any scent and dye free hand lotion or cocoa butter is sufficient.
- 5. THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE IS: DO NOT LET ANYONE TOUCH YOUR TATTOO! Contact with others puts you at risk of infection.