A&D is a bad choice to use. Single antibiotic ointment only! Bacitracin from now on! After the first week you can switch to Lubiderm, or another unscented skin lotion. But dual or triple antibiotic ointments are trouble. As well as petroleum products. Don’t use vasaline on a fresh tattoo (as well as A&D) or it can make the pigment come out. Your…[Read more]

Bacitracin is my preference, I give three packs to each customer. I tell ’em they can switch to Lubiderm after a week if they want. NO NEOSPORIN! It tends to draw the pigment out… not good. A&D is okay. No Vaseline or any petroleum based product. Regular hand lotion will work in a pinch, and be sure not to let it get too much sun. Don’t let the…[Read more]

No, tattooing is about individual expression, not status. And there are so many, all over the world, with different styles… it’s really hard to list who is or should be considered ‘elite’.