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 If you left with plastic wrap :

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Keep The plastic wrap on your treatment site for the next 2 hours or until you arrive home. When you arrive home you will wash your hands with warm water and antibacterial soap, gently rinse your tattoo site with warm water and antibacterial soap, pat dry ( never rub with friction), and wrap back up with a new wrap for the next 2-3 hours.

Before bed you will do the same cleansing instructions listed above but do not re wrap it , use a light unscented lotion , Mad Rabbit ,Hustle Butter or Tattoo Lovers Tattoo Balm, or After Ink moisturizer on the tattoo site.

 

 If you left with Derm Shield or Second skin on your tattoo: 

 

 Please let it sit for 3 days then remove under cool water . When removing please lift up a edge of the bottom of the second skin attached to the skin. Then you will gently pull this down flush with your skin. (Similar to if you pulled a command strip off the wall). The second skin may break a few times but continue this motion until the second skin is off completely. Do not rip it up and off , you will irritate or tear your skin and can scar the tattoo as well.

 

After the second skin is fully off , clean with warm water and antibacterial soap. Pat dry and apply your tattoo moisturizer as needed.

 

Your Tattoo may take 2-3 weeks to fully heal. In that time frame , keep your tattoo clean, don’t touch it with dirty hands , and always use clean hands when applying your moisturizer to the tattoo site . You will continue to do this until the tattoo is fully healed and the ink is settled in your skin.

 

When your tattoo feels dry  and itchy apply the moisturizer to help battle the dryness. You can also apply Mad Rabbit repair soothing gel and this will help your tattoo heal faster and not itch so much . 

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General Healing Advice 

 

 

 Things not to do during the healing process:

 

-Avoid the sun, if you must be in the sun cover the tattoo site .

-Do not pick or scratch your treatment site, this may cause loss of pigment and cause the treatment site to scar.

-Avoid hot tubs, swimming pools ,tanning beds,saunas , excessive working out , oceans and lakes for the next 10 days , gardening .

-Avoid heavy fragrant moisturizers and creams on the tattoo site , this may cause irritation.

-Avoid any bacteria to your tattoo site.

- Avoid Animal bacteria, do not let your animal lick or rub on your tattoo site .

 

Things to keep in mind :

 

The first few days you will be swollen, and your skin may be sensitive to the sun and warm-hot water . Your Tattoo may begin to flake and peel, this is a natural process of healing for a tattoo. . Do not pick at your tattoo, this is very important . You may cause premature scarring or scaring of any kind by picking or scratching your tattoo.

 

 

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to reach out to us or your artist directly

 

 

Signs and symptoms to seek medical care :

 

• Redness and swelling, tenderness of the site

• Red streaks going from procedure site to the heart

• Elevated body temperature

• Purulent Drainage from procedure site