some others may wanna jump in here but…. I would avoid cleansing wipes incase they contain chemicals that may react with your new ink and it’s healing.

I’m a musician and was on the road three days after my session. I was concerned about sweating a lot and also travelling during the day and using service station wash basins.

I got round this by carrying a antibacterial gel… not for the tattoo but my hands. I used the gel on my hands so I didnt put germs onto the soap bar. I carried a fresh bar of a soap called “Simple” (Green and white wrapper) in a clean clear freezerbag along with a clean small towel to dry off after washing. This soaps real good.. all natural. Then once I had air dried the tattoo for a few minutes I added tattoo goo (or whatever your chosen aftercare product is).

My ink healed fine pretty quick.

The artist did an amazing job on this one, love the colour and the whole look. I am glad things work out well in the end.

I’ve been a few times to Vegas… A few years ago there was an artist just off the strip called Creeper (Stratosphere end). I only saw two pieces of his work, one being John Lennon and it was seriously good. I haven’t seen his work recently and don’t know if he is still around.

I would take the advice though from what others have said on this post and stay out the touristy shops and take a good look at the artists folios.

nice piece… how long did it take?
Looks like good work.. can you get a close up pic.

I just had my first piece done last week and that started flaking very mildly on day three. On day four it was really flakey…. soft white flakes and loads of them. Even after moisturising the tattoo still has a dry feel but it is healing well. I’m using the orange water based tattoo goo four times a day which soaks right in. Joker1 is right in what he says about the itching, mine is whole upper arm and it is very itchy.