hey all, I got my first tattoo nearly 3 weeks ago (3 weeks this saturday) and I think I took good care of it.

Following the advice of the tattooist, for the first 3 days it was washed and moisturised (bepanthan) then covered in clingfilm 3 times a day. On the 4th day it had stopped flaking so I started to only cover it while I was at work in the day and left it open to the air in the evening…cleaned and moisturised twice a day.

On the 5th day I stopped covering it completely and only moisturised it once a day in the evening. Also I started to let it get wet in the shower although I tried to keep any shampoo off of it.

Been doing that since and it seems nice and fine. There’s no scabs at all, there never was that I noticed. The sunburn-esque flaking stopped pretty quickly and its not sensitive to the touch or anything. Also all the colours seemed to have settled down.

Anyway, basically does that mean its completely healed? Am I ready to start having baths again? Also am I able to go swimming or gymming again yet?

Thanks in advance!