Aftercare instructions

1. Thoroughly wash your hands with anti-bacterial soap and dry before starting aftercare process.

2. Keep wrapped up in the cling film for the first 3/4 hours.

3. Remove the cling film and wash the tattoo using a mild antibacterial soap and warm water.

Take care to remove all traces of blood and plasma as this will cause scabbing. Do not scrub the tattoo with a washcloth during the two week healing period. Pat it dry with a clean, soft cloth or paper towel and leave it alone for about 20 minutes, basically until it starts to feel like the skin is a little tight and dry. This allows for excess moisture from the swelling under the skin as well as moisture introduced by washing the tattoo to evaporate out. It's very important to let your tattoo "breathe" like this any time you get it wet before it gets into the peeling stage.

4. Once dry, apply a very thin coat of cream (recommended) to the tattoo. Only use enough to make it shine, a little goes a long way. Work it in well. Wrap it up with cling film.

5. Repeat steps 1-3 , 3 to 4 times a day , for the first 4 days.

6. Keep your tattoo moisturized. After the first four days you do not need to wrap your tattoo anymore, but continue the routine of washing, drying and moisturising every 4 hours for the next 2 weeks. By the end of this time your tattoo should be nearing the final stages of healing – if it’s still dry then continue to moisturise it. Imagine your tattoo is a picture, and your skin is a window. The better you look after and clean the window, the better you’re going to see the picture. So this is why we always recommend taking extremely good care of your skin during and after the healing process.

Extras

Use unscented soaps and fragrance-free moisturiser

No picking or scratching the tattoo during healing.

No baths for the first 2 weeks.

No gym or excessive exercising for 2 weeks.

No direct sunlight/warm weather (holidays)

For 6 weeks.

If you have any issues during the healing

process contact us immediately.