Information On Tattoo Aftercare
A few tips
to help you care for your new tattoo!
Next to the
beautiful creation of your tattoo, tattoo aftercare is the most
important part of your tattoo experience. For the next several
days after you receive a tattoo, you must make sure to keep the
area clean and bacteria free. Your tattoo artist will give you all
the instructions you will need for proper tattoo aftercare.
Beginning with
the immediate moments after your tattoo is complete, make sure to
keep your bandage firmly in place for at least three hours. When
caring for your tattoo, remember it is a work of art, but it is
also an open wound that needs to be treated and cared for as such.
Once the bandage
is removed, the caring for your tattoo involves cleansing the
tattoo area, then drying the wound. Once that step of tattoo
aftercare is completed, apply an antibacterial ointment layer to
protect your tattoo and prevent scabbing. If your tattoo artist
doesn't provide you with an ointment, ask them to recommend one.
Apply the ointment a few times a day (or as instructed by your
artist) to keep the area moisturized. Proper aftercare of a tattoo
can make this tattoo experience very worthwhile or very
unsuccessful depending on how committed you are.
For more
information on tattoo art, equipment and after care visit http://www.tattooandpiercingsupplies.com
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Tattoo
Aftercare Products
As Part-Owner of
a tattoo aftercare company, I am of course biased as to the use of
these products. Some people disagree that they are necessary in
the healing process of new tattoos. We beg to differ, and would
not have started our company up unless we believed in the
effectiveness of tattoo aftercare.
Aftercare spray
soap: the reason you want to use a gentle spray soap as opposed to
a regular bar of soap for cleaning the site is simple - you do not
want to go overboard and include all sorts of chemicals that are
not necessary or may impede the healing process. The soap is meant
to naturally thoroughly clean the wound site, that's it! Keeping
your new tattoo clean is of utmost importance to the proper
healing of the site. Without proper healing, you can be left with
a mess, an infection that will not look like the tattoo you should
have ended up with. Strong soaps that contain all sorts of harsh
detergents should be avoided. Soaps loaded down with unnecessary
chemicals should be avoided. Just use a mild liquid spray soap and
you will be good to go. Remember to keep everything that touches
your tattoo clean - including clothes that touch it and even your
bedding. Keeping it clean during the healing process really does
make a difference in how it heals.
Aftercare Salve:
The reason you want to use a salve is to help keep the site
moisturized, thereby reducing the peeling and itching that comes
along with healing. The salve is to be applied after use of the
soap. Again, harsh chemical preparations including alcohol or
ingredients you have never heard of should be looked at with
caution. For example, many contain alcohol when alcohol dries your
skin, so why would you use it? Salve should be soothing to the
skin, naturally.
Both products
are normally used for the first 3-4 weeks (typical healing
period), but can be continued afterward. Anything you do to keep
the area clean and uncontaminated during the healing process will
help. Of course, sun exposure during this time is a no-no, please
read our other articles on that subject.
Raven Tattoo
Care aftercare welcomes your questions and comments, go to our
site or email me directly at mitch@raventattoocare.com
People who use
tattoo aftercare show their artist they are proud of the work done
and want to preserve it for years to come. Any problems while
healing should be addressed to your tattooist and/or physician.
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