Sara’s Aftercare instructions

Congratulations on your new tattoo! Follow these easy instructions for care of your tattoo as you heal over the next few weeks. Remember you can alway email me or call the shop if you have any questions.

Aftercare FAQs

Showers and Bathing

when showering and bathing, do not allow the tattoo to soak in the water.


Normal showers are fine, this is a great time to wash your tattoo with your antibacterial soap. Avoid a direct stream of water onto your new tattoo during showering.

Do not go swimming or use a hot tub while your tattoo is healing.

Do not submerge your tattoo in either chlorinated, dirty or natural bodies of water (including lakes, rivers, ocean etc) while it is healing.

Sunshine and UV exposer

While your tattoo is healing, you should avoid direct sun exposure on the area. You cannot use sunscreen on the tattoo during the healing process.

However, after your tattoo is healed, you should use sunscreen to protect your skin and to keep your tattoo looking bright and sharp, SPF 50 is best!

None sentenced Lotion and soups

Be sure to use your provided aftercare, however, if for some reason an allergy to our in house aftercare making it unavailable, choose a color free non-scented lotion, such as Eucerin, or Aquaphor.

Soaps that contain fragrances may contain alcohol or chemicals that could:

  • Irritate your skin
  • Cause your skin to be dry
  • Interfere with your tattoo by making it fade faster
  • Prolong the healing process

Sleep and Hydration

Getting plenty of rest both before or after your tattoo is critical to the healling process. Sleep is when our body takes the time to repair itself. Its importiant to give your body the extra sleep eye it needs, not doing to can actually slow down the healling of your new tattoo.

Step by Step

  • IMPORTIANT TIPS

    ALWAYS WASH HANDS before and after

    cleanin or applying lotion to your tattoo.

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    Your new tattoo is an open wound and taker care to keep it clean to decrease likelihood of infection.

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    Wear loose fitting clothing, and keeping your tattoo exposed to air as much as possible.

  • Day 1-3

    When you arrive home remove your bandage no longer then 2 hours after your appointment.

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    Immediately wash the tattoo with luke warm water and a mild antibacterial soap like Dial or Softsoap.
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    Continue to repeat this before bed and in the morning after you wake up for the next 3 days

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    Do not rebandage your tattoo.

  • Day 3-7

    At this point your tattoo will start feeling tight and start to scab. Absolutely do not pick or slap your tattoo.

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    apply a thin even layer of your Aftercare ointment to your tattoo 2-5 times a day

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    A little bit goes a long way here, to much lotion will suficate the tattoo, slow healing and trap bactira

  • Days 7-21

    At this point your about halfway through the healing Process.

    Your tattoo will begin to flack, shed and lose the top layer of its scab revieiling new tattooed skin.

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    Now only as needed apply a thin even layer of your Aftercare ointment to your tattoo afor troublesome heavily shaded areas.

  • Post healing

    Congradulations! its been about 3 weeks and your tattoo should be fully healed!

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    Sadly colors and ink will age, fade, bleed and change over long periods of time. Exese sun damage, smoking, and poor diet will increse these affects. So be kind to your body and stay healthy.

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