WHAT TO DO WHILE ITS HEALING:
After 1-3 hours (your artist will further advise) remove dressing and gently wash tattoo (make sure your hands are thoroughly clean) with warm water – a shower is recommended – and pat dry, then leave to air dry for 1 hour.
The cream we recommend for your tattoo is Palmer’s Fragrance Free (Unscented) Cocoa Butter. Please read the ingredients to make sure you are not allergic to anything it contains.
Apply a thin layer on your new tattoo after the 1 hour dry period has concluded. From day 2, be sure to wash your tattoo once daily.
Apply Palmer’s cocoa butter once or twice a day, making sure you do this with clean hands. Repeat this procedure every day until the tattoo is fully healed.
WHAT NOT TO DO WHILE ITS HEALING:
• Don’t soak in the bath, showers are fine
• No swimming
• Do not wear any tight clothing that will rub on the tattoo
• No fake tan, perfumes or lotion with chemicals and scents
• No sun beds and keep the tattoo out of direct sunlight.
• Don’t do any sports activities for at least the first 3-5 days.
• Don’t scratch it or rub it. The tattoo might feel dry and itchy, this is a normal part of the healing process. To soothe the need to itch, apply a thin layer of the cream on to it. Alternatively, you can gently tap the skin around the tattoo, to relieve the itchiness.
• If you have a tattoo on your hands/fingers wear rubber gloves when doing the dishes or cleaning
HOW LONG WILL THE HEALING PROCESS TAKE?
The tattoo should be healed within 3 weeks, but every tattoo is different. So just be clean and mindful of your new tattoo and ensure you follow these guidelines of good aftercare.
If the tattoo needs a touch up, after it’s healed, please contact your artist directly with a photo.
Any further questions please contact your artist directly.
Thank you,
