Id feel better if you had said intense, eternal or skin candy but kuro is ok if it was real, I have seen a shady shop owner who mixes his own pigment and puts in bottles, sells it to his artists,

though we cannot see this piece very well, something is dreadfully wrong here, that piece of work isnt right

thats shit looks as washed out as a 30 year old tattoo, Id love to see it in person, but I beilieve it will have to be done over,

It looks like your aftercare fucked it up

That looks terrible..

Personally, I would never use olive oil on a new tattoo. However, olive oil is an all-natural alternative to using Aquaphor or other ointments and isn’t as crazy as it sounds. You should only have used this for 2-3 days though, just as you would do with Aquaphor and other ointments. Now as for the Palmer’s stuff, the fact that it contains fragrance makes it a less-than-ideal choice right off. Other than that though, it shouldn’t really be a problem. Although these aren’t traditional aftercare products, they seem like reasonable alternatives so I doubt the products themselves are the problem.

• It’s one thing to cover the tattoo loosely while you sleep for the first couple days (this recommendation varies by artist of course), but you definitely should not have kept it wrapped for as long as you did.
• Once the scabbing began, you should have stopped using any type of ointment or lotion. Although you are going to find some debate over whether you want scabs to form at all or not, no one who knows what they are talking about would suggest keeping the scabs moist.
• As mrchen said, I would definitely question the brand of ink your artist used.

How did you even find this thread? It’s 4 years old.