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Tattoo Aftercare Guide
Here are a few reminders of what to do and not to do while your new tattoo is healing.
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Here are a few reminders of what to do and not to do while your new tattoo is healing.
- Keep your tattoo covered for 1-2 hours after it is finished; do not keep it on any longer. New tattoos, at first need to be bandaged, but also need to breathe in order to heal properly. The only exception for this rule is when you go to bed, you may bandage it if it’s on a spot that involves a lot of movement during sleep.
- Once you have removed the bandage, clean your new tattoo well with an unscented, anti-bacterial soap and warm water. DO NOT SCRUB! Do this twice a day.
- After washing, dry it by lightly dabbing it with a paper towel and then add a very thin coat of A&D ointment no more than twice a day, after you wash it.
- You want to be sure to wear loose-fitting clothing that will not rub against the tattoo, especially in the first 2 or 3 days of healing. It is better to keep your freshly tattooed skin exposed to the air during the healing process if at all possible, and if not, avoid tight clothing that can stick to the tattoo.
- KEEP IT CLEAN! Remember! Especially for the first day or two, the tattoo is an OPEN WOUND until a skin barrier is formed again. So avoid things like letting your pets lick the freshly tattooed skin (they will naturally be attracted to the smell). Don't touch your tattoo yourself if you have not washed your hands. Stay out of pools, the ocean, the sun, and tanning beds. Keep in mind you are still healing. Doing these things will cause the tattoo to fade, and ink may fall out in certain areas leaving white spots. It is our job to put the ink in your skin, and it is your job to keep it there!
- Also during the healing process do not scratch your tattoo. It will feel itchy, but that is a sign that it is healing. If the itching is unbearable you may pat or gently tap it.
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Piercing Aftercare Guide
DO NOT USE RUBBING ALCOHOL, OR HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, AS IT COULD SLOW HEALING!
Do not touch or play with your new piercing no matter how cool or shiny it may look! Please consistently tighten your jewelry!
LOBES
TREGUS
HELIX
MOST OTHER EAR PIERCINGS
-Clean 4-6 times a day with Bactine, or medical grade saline.
-Gently wipe away any crust that’s formed between cleansing.
-Use a Q-Tip, making sure to get the soap in the piercing. Spin it and move it around getting the soap into the hole.
-Take a plain wet Q-Tip and clean out the soap around your piercing, making sure to get all the soap out to prevent irritation or infection. Then take a dry Q-Tip and dry the area.
-Heals and can be changed in 4-6 weeks
SEPTUM
CONCH/ORBITAL
-Clean 4-6 times a day with Bactine, or medical grade saline.
-Gently wipe away any crust that’s formed between cleansing.
-Use a Q-Tip, making sure to get the soap in the piercing. Spin it and move it around getting the soap into the hole.
-Take a plain wet Q-Tip and clean out the soap around your piercing, making sure to get all the soap out to prevent irritation or infection. Then take a dry Q-Tip and dry the area.
-Heals and can be changed in 6-8 weeks +
ORAL PIERCINGS
TONGUE
LIP
-Rinse mouth with alcohol free-Listerine or Sea salt water 2-3 times a day only. Any more could over-clean it and kill all the good things in your mouth. You may eat drink and smoke; but CLEAN your piercing after. With a monroe, lip, or labret piercing, clean oral piercing AND as an ear piercing.
-Heals and can be changed in 4-6 weeks
SURFACE PIERCINGS
BELLY
EYEBROW
ANTI-TREGUS
-Clean just as you would and ear piercing, but only clean it 3-4 times a day so you don’t irritate it, as it may reject or migrate out. It will crust for a few days-weeks; that’s normal. Make sure to Gently wipe away any crust that’s formed between cleansing.
-If you have any issues or show signs of infection, please contact us as this is a common piercing for the body to reject.
-Heals and can be changed in 4-6 weeks
DERMALS
INDUSTRIAL
NOSE
- Keep the area covered with a bandage for a few days.
-Clean twice daily with a sea salt or saline solution.
-Gently wipe away any crust that’s formed between cleansing.
-Cover the piercing to protect it from getting wet during showering, if possible. Pat the area dry after each cleansing or after taking a shower.
-Microdermals can take 6 months to fully heal (especially internally). Do not change the head until it has fully healed. Microdermals are unfortunately quite susceptible to migration or rejection. This process is usually painless, but it can leave behind a small scar.
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DO NOT USE RUBBING ALCOHOL, OR HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, AS IT COULD SLOW HEALING!
Do not touch or play with your new piercing no matter how cool or shiny it may look! Please consistently tighten your jewelry!
LOBES
TREGUS
HELIX
MOST OTHER EAR PIERCINGS
-Clean 4-6 times a day with Bactine, or medical grade saline.
-Gently wipe away any crust that’s formed between cleansing.
-Use a Q-Tip, making sure to get the soap in the piercing. Spin it and move it around getting the soap into the hole.
-Take a plain wet Q-Tip and clean out the soap around your piercing, making sure to get all the soap out to prevent irritation or infection. Then take a dry Q-Tip and dry the area.
-Heals and can be changed in 4-6 weeks
SEPTUM
CONCH/ORBITAL
-Clean 4-6 times a day with Bactine, or medical grade saline.
-Gently wipe away any crust that’s formed between cleansing.
-Use a Q-Tip, making sure to get the soap in the piercing. Spin it and move it around getting the soap into the hole.
-Take a plain wet Q-Tip and clean out the soap around your piercing, making sure to get all the soap out to prevent irritation or infection. Then take a dry Q-Tip and dry the area.
-Heals and can be changed in 6-8 weeks +
ORAL PIERCINGS
TONGUE
LIP
-Rinse mouth with alcohol free-Listerine or Sea salt water 2-3 times a day only. Any more could over-clean it and kill all the good things in your mouth. You may eat drink and smoke; but CLEAN your piercing after. With a monroe, lip, or labret piercing, clean oral piercing AND as an ear piercing.
-Heals and can be changed in 4-6 weeks
SURFACE PIERCINGS
BELLY
EYEBROW
ANTI-TREGUS
-Clean just as you would and ear piercing, but only clean it 3-4 times a day so you don’t irritate it, as it may reject or migrate out. It will crust for a few days-weeks; that’s normal. Make sure to Gently wipe away any crust that’s formed between cleansing.
-If you have any issues or show signs of infection, please contact us as this is a common piercing for the body to reject.
-Heals and can be changed in 4-6 weeks
DERMALS
INDUSTRIAL
NOSE
- Keep the area covered with a bandage for a few days.
-Clean twice daily with a sea salt or saline solution.
-Gently wipe away any crust that’s formed between cleansing.
-Cover the piercing to protect it from getting wet during showering, if possible. Pat the area dry after each cleansing or after taking a shower.
-Microdermals can take 6 months to fully heal (especially internally). Do not change the head until it has fully healed. Microdermals are unfortunately quite susceptible to migration or rejection. This process is usually painless, but it can leave behind a small scar.
If you have questions, comments, or concerns, do not hesitate to come back and see us or give is a call/text
Leave us a Google review and get 10% off your next visit!
