AFTERCARE

•Proper aftercare is crucial to the well-being of your new tattoo. Please follow these directions explicitly.

•Remove bandage after 2 hours or as directed by your artist. Immediately wash gently with hot water and mild  soap.

•Pat dry gently with a clean towel and apply a very thin layer of E45, bepantham, savlon or ointment discussed with your artist.

•Wash and moisturize twice daily for two weeks, also moisturizing as needed through the day. For the fist two weeks, always wash your hands thoroughly with hot water and liquid soap prior to moisturizing or handling your tattoo.

•Approximately 3-5 days into the healing process, your tattoo will peel. It will shed the top layer of colored skin like a bad sunburn peeling. This is totally normal; DO NOT PICK AT YOUR TATTOO or rub, scrub or otherwise try to help it. Let it peel when it’s ready! Picking can result in prolonged healing, pigment loss, and infection.

•Keep your tattoo out of direct sunlight for a minimum of 1 month. After a month, use 30+ sunscreen any time you are in the sun.

•No soaking in water (i.e. swimming or baths), especially chlorinated water, for 2 weeks.

Questions Answered

"im 16/17 and my mum says its ok to get a tattoo"

NO! Before the embarrassment of asking for a tattoo from us if you are not 18 or over.

It is against the law for us to tattoo anybody under the age of 18, besides this point, We dont want you to go off the tattoo because they are for life and your tastes change,

you are best to wait till you can go and choose and ask and think.