Aftercare
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEW TATTOO
- Remove plastic wrap after 60 min and wash, pat dry and rewrap firmly with NEW plastic EVERY 4 hrs.
- Keep tattoo wrapped with Walmart Heavy Duty Plastic Wrap.
- Keep wrapped while sleeping, change before bed and immediately upon waking.
- Wash your hands before touching tattoo.
- Wash with Foaming Dial Antibiotic soap every 4 hours, rinse, pat dry and rewrap tattoo when dry.
- Ice if irritated and swollen with plastic on.
- After 5 or 6 days tattoo should start peeling.
- Continue to wash 5 times a day with antibacterial soap.
- Use thin layer H2Ocean, Redemption or Lubridurm lotion once tattoo becomes tight, dry out.
- Continue using Lubridum as tattoo peels until healed in about 2-4 weeks and for the rest of your natural life
- Don't listen to your friends, listen to me.
- Don't let hot water pound on it in the shower.
- Don't rub, stretch, or twist tattoo area.
- Don't let anything that pets have touched come in contact with tattoo area.
- Don't scratch or pick at tattoo.
- Don't go in the sun for 2 - 4 weeks.
- Don't got to gym, workout, or any activity where you will sweat for about a week.
- Don't drink alcohol for 2 weeks.
- Don't swim or soak in bath water for 2 weeks.
- Don't not use A&D, Neosporin, Vaseline, petroleum jelly, or antibiotic ointment.