Misfit
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So I know everyone has their method of healing tattoos, and i wanted to hear it.
I'm designing a sheet to give to clients, to serve as a healing guide and there's some doubts i always had.
What i usually do/recommend is:
1- After finishing the tattoo, i wrap it in film and tell them to remove it when they get home . I tell them to treat the tattoo as a open wound and don't touch it, and that they should leave it uncovered for the maximum time possible so it can breathe and heal faster. To only cover it in cling film to prevent it for touching something, like when you sleep.
How long is this necessary to keep covering the tattoo though? Just for the first day? 1 week?
2- Remove the cling film. Gently wash the tattoo with lukewarm water and unscented, alcohol-free soap, to remove the blood/ink/plasma that came out (if any). Dry with with a paper towel, patting it instead of wiping.
3- Cover it in a thin layer of Bepanthene Plus or whatever tattoo-specific cream/lotion they have. I had two clients who had simple (line) tattos, wanted to use coconut oil and they healed fine; i've been reading about it and i think i'll start recommending it too. I usually them to do it until it heals, 2 times a day, that what's important is that the tattoo never dries up.
Do you recommend applying cream/lotion since the first day? And for how long, 2 weeks?
4- No beach/pool for at least 2 weeks, no direct sun exposure. I usually say the optimal time to heal would be one month, but i guess it depends on the complexity of the tattoo.
Also, I say that during the first week it's when you have to be most careful, wash it most (as described above) and avoid removing scabs. During the second week, the skin will become very dry and feel tighter, the scabs will start flaking off and it'll itch. Moisturizing it can help with the itching, and you should do it whenever the tattoo feels dry , and should never scratch or peel the scabs. Week 3, the outermost layer of skin is mostly healed and all you need to do is keep hidrating it, itwill proabably look dull-ish, the colors/blacks will come back once the skin is fully regenerated.
Do you agree with this method?
This is what i usually recommend, but i see so many different ways of doing it that it gets me confused, even more since i'm a beginner, so I could totally be doing something wrong.
I know it's not an exact science but i wanted to hear your way of doing things, and especially learn the reasoning behind it.
I'm designing a sheet to give to clients, to serve as a healing guide and there's some doubts i always had.
What i usually do/recommend is:
1- After finishing the tattoo, i wrap it in film and tell them to remove it when they get home . I tell them to treat the tattoo as a open wound and don't touch it, and that they should leave it uncovered for the maximum time possible so it can breathe and heal faster. To only cover it in cling film to prevent it for touching something, like when you sleep.
How long is this necessary to keep covering the tattoo though? Just for the first day? 1 week?
2- Remove the cling film. Gently wash the tattoo with lukewarm water and unscented, alcohol-free soap, to remove the blood/ink/plasma that came out (if any). Dry with with a paper towel, patting it instead of wiping.
3- Cover it in a thin layer of Bepanthene Plus or whatever tattoo-specific cream/lotion they have. I had two clients who had simple (line) tattos, wanted to use coconut oil and they healed fine; i've been reading about it and i think i'll start recommending it too. I usually them to do it until it heals, 2 times a day, that what's important is that the tattoo never dries up.
Do you recommend applying cream/lotion since the first day? And for how long, 2 weeks?
4- No beach/pool for at least 2 weeks, no direct sun exposure. I usually say the optimal time to heal would be one month, but i guess it depends on the complexity of the tattoo.
Also, I say that during the first week it's when you have to be most careful, wash it most (as described above) and avoid removing scabs. During the second week, the skin will become very dry and feel tighter, the scabs will start flaking off and it'll itch. Moisturizing it can help with the itching, and you should do it whenever the tattoo feels dry , and should never scratch or peel the scabs. Week 3, the outermost layer of skin is mostly healed and all you need to do is keep hidrating it, itwill proabably look dull-ish, the colors/blacks will come back once the skin is fully regenerated.
Do you agree with this method?
This is what i usually recommend, but i see so many different ways of doing it that it gets me confused, even more since i'm a beginner, so I could totally be doing something wrong.
I know it's not an exact science but i wanted to hear your way of doing things, and especially learn the reasoning behind it.
