Tattoo after care?

[Sae Insanity]

I might be getting a tattoo, and I was just wondering about the basic aftercare?

I mostly have questiosn about what lotion and ointment to use or not use, and what not.

I only have two lotions at home right now, if necessary I'll go and buy some ointment or whatever.

The one I have in my lap is Aloe Vera after sun lotion, and I dunno if it matters but the ingredients are water, mineral oil, cetyl alchol, ammonium polycarylate, etc.

I work tomorrow but we have light t shirts that we wear right now, so would that be okay for it?

I think I'm going to get it somewhere on my lower back.


I just need some basic advice :3

[The Fetish Faerie]

There is a huge body mods thread on the first page just a fyi for the future. Just use unscented basic plain lotion. Nothing fancy. Don't soak it in water if you take a bath and don't let water beat down it in the shower. Just gently take some unscented soap and gently wash it. Then lotion 2-3 times a day. Don't glob it on just enough to make it shiny.

Edit: Don't use ointments or anything of that nature because it will smother it and it won't heal right. Don't pick the scabs either.

[Jagger-Wolf]

A full in-depth guide on tattoo aftercare

[Princezz Brianna]

They have a lot of tattoo stuff out there, but I used A&D ointment (in the baby section in most places; it's found almost anywhere). My dad has psoriasis (a skin condition) and he uses that on his skin because it's full of vitamins A and D (thus the name lol) and it works really well to heal skin period. Just put a light coating on. Not too much but not too little. It needs to be able to "breathe". Do it a few times a day. Your artist will usually give you advice or give you a slip of paper about aftercare. A&D is really your best bet though! Cheap and affective. I used that for all my tattoos and they turned out fine.

Remember not to pick, scratch, or wear tight clothing while your tattoo is healing. Good luck!

[Snippy Biscuit]

For my tattoo I washed it with a non scented soap. Pretty sure it was ivory. And for lotion I used lubriderm. Theyll give you instructions on how to take care of it, you could always ask the person what they would recommend

[A Letter From Janelle]

Depending on how big your tattoo would be, would pretty much would determine how much of a "chore" it is to keep care of it.
Mine was a tiny one, compared to the others I'm planning on getting. For this one, I just washed with unscented soap..and used vitamin E oil for the first few days after getting the tattoo. After said amount of days, I switched to unscented lotion. Be careful some products will suck the color out; I think one of them is vasoline... honestly.

Another thing to know is don't coat your skin with the ointment/lotion. You want your skin to absorb it; not drown in it.. smile