Tattoo aftercare

1. Remove bandage after 2-3 hours.

2. Wash your tattoo with a mild anti-bacterial soap (Dial, Lever 2000), allow to air dry.

3. Apply a VERY THIN amount of aquaphor ointment. If you can wipe off any, then you have used too much. Do not touch the tattoo for the rest of the day.

4. Begining the next day, apply the aquaphor ointment 3-4 times a day. (about every 4 hours.)

5. After two weeks switch to a basic unscented moisturizing lotion (Curel of Lubriderm). Apply the lotion every 2-3 hours throughout the day until the tattoo feels like normal skin. (Typically 2 weeks)

FOR TWO WEEKS...

No Sunning-

Keep your tattoo out of direct sunlight and keep covered while tanning.

No Soaking or Swimming-

Do not submerge in any hot tubs, Jacuzzis, bathtubs or any other freestanding water: lakes, oceans, etc.

Do Not Pick Scabs!

This will pull out the color.

Wear loose clothing, as not to rub or chafe your tattoo.

USE COMMON SENSE.

1. Do not touch your piercing. Hands are full of bacteria and are the leading cause of infection.

2. You need to clean your piercing 2-3 times a day using an antibacterial soap like liquid dial. Lather the soap in the palm of your hand using a q-tip and clean the entry and the exit of the piercing. Afterward, rinse the soap off with warm water to ensure that there is no residue left by the soap.

3. We do not recomend using rubbing alcohol, peroxide, or betadine on your piercing. These products are far too harsh and could prolong the healing time.

4. Avoid soaking the piercing in any bodies of water for 2-3 week. This includes: hot tubs, oceans, lakes, pools, etc. This strictly to avoid infection. (showering is ok.)

5. Take Advil or ibuprofin for any pain or swelling, or use ice.

6. The jewelry that was inserted needs to remain in the piercing for 4-6 weeks before changing it.

7. Oral piercing- Rinse your mouth using an antiseptic mouth rinse (Listerine, Biotene) after you eat or drink anything besides water. Do not use Scope it is not an antiseptic it is a breath freshener. Avoid drinking beer for 2-3 weeks. The yeast in beer could cause an oral yeast infection.

8. If you have any signs if infection (redness, abnormal swelling, bleeding, discharge) contact your piercer as soon as possible.