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TATTOO AFTERCARE INSTRUCTIONS

AFTER TATTOO APPOINTMENT:

1✦ Remove plastic wrap in 2-3 hours. If wrapped with saniderm/second skin/dermshield, remove after 3 days at the end of a warm shower.

2✦ Gently wash tattoo with unscented soap and water, pat dry with a clean paper towel, and then apply unscented lotion.

3✦ Apply a thin layer of lotion 2x a day for 2 weeks until healed. Apply lotion when the tattoo is dry.

!! Rough healing time: 2 weeks
✦ Maintain general hygeine, such as showering every day.

THINGS TO AVOID WHILE TATTOO IS HEALING:

✦ No swimming, baths, or submerging in large bodies of water (15 minute showers ok)

✦ No activities that cause excessive sweating (saunas, working out). If you must work out, please at least wait until the saniderm is removed first so that you can properly wash the tattoo after a work out sessions and apply lotion afterwards.
✦ No scratching or picking at the tattoo
✦ Do not wear tight clothing as the friction can cause irritation
✦ Avoid direct sunlight as well as sunbathing

SANIDERM TIPS

✦ Blood and plasma will ooze out and may look gross but it is normal!

✦ Feel free to remove the wrap at any time you feel a rise in concern. Continue regular aftercare after removal.

RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS

✦ Unscented Soaps: Dove Body Wash, Dial Antibacterial Soap

✦ Unscented Lotions: Cerave, Lubiderm, Cetaphil

✦ Ointments: Hustlebutter, Fisticuff