i’m not taking the risk of using a normal towel… i’m using paper towels to prevent the risk of infection… 🙂

Sometimes the itching is kinda good LoooL

feathertouch;96391 wrote:
Alittle perperation H (cream not ointment) will help with the itchy burny feeling won’t draw the ink out, will help heal it smells like shit though! (hahaha sorry couldn’t help myself there.)

Megan

Thks for the advise 🙂 Ohh your help would be very appreciated 😉

I talked too soon… i said it wasn’t itchy at all… OMFG this is itching a lot!! LOOL even with a bit of lotion it’s like hell! :p

i know i know DON’T SCRATCH!! 😀

We’ll see about that 🙂

I have a question: when is the risk of infection over?

next? for now i’m not doing anymore… Lool
maybe in a couple of years i’ll do something on my back too to match up this tattoo i’ve done… of course i’ll come here to ask for some opinions 🙂

i guess my body has a slow healing process cause i’ve read here in the forum that most people at day 4 starts to itch a lot and to peel…

i’m leaving wednesday back to my home country, i guess i’ll go meet the artist for her to see the tattoo and recomend any changes in my aftercare…

i’m on my day 4 of the new tattoo and i still don’t have any flaking or itchy… i think i’ll stop putting lotion 2 times a day and just put 1 time…

when i pat the tattoo after shower i still notice a little ink coming off…

like Parademic said the body does all the healing for itself… the lotion and everything else it’s just a help u can…[Read more]

Yeah, there’s a lot of different ways to treat a new tattoo and that’s the main cause to have so many people confused about it (like me)… i’m just washing it one time in the morning and another in before going to bed… leaving it to dry out for 30min before putting a little amount of lotion…

But i think i’ll stop washing 2 times a day, to…[Read more]

It isn’t itchy at all, just a few times and it’s nothing insuportable… i’m putting lotion cause i feel the wings area a bit dry.. when i move my arms i feel the skin streching a little bit and i don’t want to crack the thin rough layer i have there…

I guess that area is creating more scabs cause it was the area the artist had a more heavier…[Read more]

buttwheat;96046 wrote:
It looks like it is healing just fine. It looks like you will have a couple of scabbed areas just remember to never pick at it.

The tattoo look reasonable well done. Oh and congrats on your first

Thanks 🙂

Just an advise… should i put more lotion? i’m putting 3 times a day a small amount…

buttwheat;96043 wrote:
Really? I don’t think anyone has noticed.

It’s my first tattoo… i think it’s quite normal to be concerned… btw what do you think about the tattoo? is it good? healing good?

so here is a new pic of my new tattoo… just took it after washing it… no lotion yet, i’m letting air out for 30min everytime i wash it before i put the lotion…

is it healing ok?! I’m quite concerned about it… just let me know what u think please 🙂

Day 3:

that was perfect to see how my new tattoo i’ll look like… now i’m not that nervous 😀 thks man

Joink;95939 wrote:
Don’t worry about getting it “right,” just keep it clean and use fragrance free lotion. My artist over-worked some areas on both of mine, so I couldn’t keep those parts from scabbing. Now that the scabs are coming off I’m seeing spots where touchups will need to be done. Touchups are free and it’s always fixable, so don’t…[Read more]

do you wash the tattoo every time u put the lotion? today i only washed the tattoo one time and the lotion one time too… i want to put lotion again in the middle of the afternoon but i don’t want to wash it again to keep it away from the water…

Now comes, for me, the worst part that is the aftercare… i’m worried if i don’t get it right i my tattoo after healing will become ugly :/

that was the pic the artist took right after finishing the tattoo… i’ll get another one better 🙂

Hi all,

I’ve just done my first tattoo yesterday and my biggest concern is the aftercare. So i got home, took off the bandage and washed with Dove Sensitive Skin (fragrance free) and then i let it air dry and i applied the Lubriderm (the moisturizer the artist recommended).

So i’m on my second day and already washed and put the moisturizer a few…[Read more]