I’ve got a few on one arm, my hands and knuckles done and the side of my neck, but I’m wanting my sleeves done now, just asking which way I go about doing it like do I do one first then the others or what, I’ve spoken to my artist he told me to bring him an idea of what I want done and show him it, just my question is so like I’ll have the money…[Read more]

I’m not itching that area because it’s itchy, it hasn’t been itchy since about day 10 (when all the flakes came off), but I was in the bath and washed all my body including the tattoo and nothing has happened, I can run my hand down it now and it’s as smooth as the other rest of my arm, no raises, no lumps, all the scabs/flakes are off.

WardyInk;85514 wrote:
i would think 5weeks would be safe not 100% sure though

I just felt it today and washed it in the bath and it is completely fine.

buttwheat;84967 wrote:
If you keep a scab all soggy it will come off very quickly way before its time.then you get a gooey plasma mess withe no color under it.
If you keep it dry the scab will come off when then skin is healed underneath it.

I never had it soggy I just put my bepanthen on once in morning light coat then same in evening and it’s fine.

buttwheat;84955 wrote:
Don’t put it lotion on the scabs let them be dry

But if you put lotion/cream on and they come on if it’s still coming of naturally…

Will slapping it not knock scabs off?

Also when the scabs are coming of what can I use to wipe them from the tattoo will normal water be okay?

I don’t really drink myself at all, very often infact even to go into the pub I would have a pint of coke/orange.

What juices or drinks will be best to drink beforehand?

Sure I can get the missus to make me decent food that’s no problem.

Sleeping I guess I’ll have to get it done on a weekend I work nightshift wouldn’t be advised to get a tattoo…[Read more]

Or he could be one of those wannabes who did it for attention? Maybe 100 years ago teardrops represented something not for the last 40 years harhar!

But even in 2011 is they still stigma on visible tattoos, will people really be judged?

needle do you understand how much of a fool you are coming across as?

People on this forum don’t want to really help people with criminal style tattoos you are the type who give tattoos as art a bad name.

Take your little punk ass bitch back into the jails and go get another shitty little homemade tattoo on your other, now kindly fuck off.

Arn’t you a hardman with a teardrop… why are you bothered if it stays you shouldn’t even want a teardrop on your face Sir.

yodaddynukka;84757 wrote:
scabbing and skin flaking are two different things, fyi. flaking is normal, scabbing is common but not ideal. make sure you understand the two because you need different methods for both to heal properly (in most instances).

What is the difference between flaking and scabbing? It just seems to be tiny little bits coming of.

I got a tattoo on my upperarm and I just use the cream twice a day very thin layer morning and evening and when I put it on tiny little bits of scab came of and when I’m putting the cream on it’s not raised or bumpy it’s just normal and looks good, is this normal?

I think it depends where you live and which nightclub you go into.

Tattoos have become alot more accepted than say 50 years ago but still people that are heavy tattooed or have visible tattoos have taboo and stigma attached to them and places like nightclubs are tough to even get in with trainers on never mind tattoos haha.