TATTOO AFTERCARE

HEALING TATTOOS WITH RECOVERY DERM.

FOR THOSE WITHOUT AN ALLERGY TO ADHESIVE, YOU WILL BE LEAVING WITH A TATTOO RECOVERY BANDAGE CALLED RECOVERY DERM SHIELD.

THIS IS A LATEX FREE, TRANSPARENT FILM ADHESIVE. THIS ADHESIVE KEEPS YOUR TATTOO CLEAN AND PREVENTS EXPOSURE TO BACTERIA, DIRT AND ABRASION. IT IS ALSO WATERPROOF.

IT WORKS BY LOCKING IN YOUR BODY’S NATURAL HEALING FLUIDS SO YOUR TATTOO STAYS HYDRATED AND HEALS QUICKLY WITH NO SCABBING AND REDUCED SCARRING.

BECAUSE IT IS BREATHABLE, YOU CAN WEAR THIS BANDAGE FOR MULTIPLE DAYS WHILE YOUR TATTOO HEALS. THIS SIMPLIFIES THE AFTERCARE EXPERIENCE BY ALLOWING YOU TO SKIP OUT ON THE FREQUENT WASHING/OINTMENT APPLICATION INVOLVED WITH TRADITIONAL TATTOO CARE.

UPON COMPLETION OF THE TATTOO, YOU WILL HAVE A PIECE OF DERM SHIELD PROTECTING YOUR TATTOO. YOU WILL BE PROVIDED A SECOND PIECE TO TAKE HOME WITH YOU.

FLUID WILL GATHER UNDER THE BANDAGE WITHIN THE FIRST 24-48 HOURS. THIS IS NORMAL; IT IS A MIX OF PLASMA AND INK, AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF BLOOD.

AFTER THE FIRST 24-48 HOURS OF YOUR TATTOO, YOU CAN CHANGE THE BANDAGE.

HOW TO CHANGE YOUR RECOVERY DERM BANDAGE:

  1. WASH YOUR HANDS FIRST.

  2. GENTLY PEEL OFF THE EXISTING SHIELD. YOU CAN DO THIS EASILY BY RUNNING IT UNDER HOT (BUT NOT BURNING) WATER AND PULLING THE BANDAGE.

  3. WASH THE TATTOO WITH ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP.

  4. PAT THE TATTOO DRY WITH A PAPER TOWEL. DO NOT PUT ANY OINTMENT OR LOTION ON YOUR TATTOO.

  5. PEEL THE WHITE PAPER BACKING OFF THE SECOND DERM SHIELD YOU WERE PROVIDED. DO NOT PEEL OFF THE PLASTIC SIDE WITH THE CROSSES.

  6. APPLY THE BANDAGE ON WITH THE PLASTIC CROSS SIDE UP. ONCE THE BANDAGE IS ON THE SKIN, REMOVE THE PLASTIC.

  7. YOU CAN KEEP THE BANDAGE ON FOR UP TO 5 DAYS.

FOR THE NEXT WEEK, GENTLY WASH YOUR TATTOO WITH ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP. AFTER EACH WASH, USE A THIN LAYER OF YOUR PREFERRED AFTERCARE PRODUCT.

HUSTLE BUTTER WITH CBD IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AND CAN BE PURCHASED AT ULTA.

WHAT NOT TO DO WHILE HEALING YOUR TATTOO

DO NOT USE AQUAPHOR, VASELINE, OR A&D OINTMENT ON YOUR NEW TATTOO. THIS AFTERCARE IS TOO WAXY AND WILL STRIP THE INK FROM THE SKIN. YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT TATTOO AFTERCARE BY WATCHING THIS VIDEO.

DO NOT SUNBATHE OR EXPOSE THE FRESH TATTOO TO THE SUN. IF IT IS INEVITABLE, COVER THE TATTOO OR APPLY ZINC/THE HIGHEST STRENGTH SUNBLOCK,

DO NOT SUBMERGE THE TATTOO IN WATER FOR 2 WEEKS. NO LONG BATHS, SWIMMING OR SAUNAS!

DO NOT WORK OUT WHILE THE RECOVERY DERM SHIELD IS ON. THIS CAN CAUSE AN INFECTION. ALWAYS WASH YOUR TATTOO AFTER WORKING OUT OR SWEATING PROFUSELY.

DO NOT SCRATCH OR PICK YOUR TATTOOS. USE AFTERCARE INSTEAD. YOU CAN ALSO USE SPRAYS LIKE BACTENE TO HELP PREVENT ITCHING.

TATTOO AFTERCARE FOR THOSE WITH ADHESIVE ALLERGIES

IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO ADHESIVE, PLEASE SPECIFY THIS PRIOR TO YOUR APPOINTMENT.

YOU WILL BE LEAVING YOUR APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR TATTOO WRAPPED IN SARAN WRAP.

ONCE YOU GET HOME:

  1. REMOVE THE SARAN WRAP

  2. WASH YOUR TATTOO WITH ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP

  3. APPLY A THIN LAYER OF YOUR PREFERRED AFTERCARE PRODUCT.

    HUSTLE BUTTER WITH CBD IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AND CAN BE PURCHASED AT ULTA.

  4. WITHIN THE FIRST TWO DAYS, YOUR TATTOO WILL LEAK FLUID. THIS IS NORMAL. TO PREVENT THIS FROM GETTING ON YOUR CLOTHES AND SHEETS, YOU CAN WRAP YOUR TATTOO WITH SARAN WRAP AND TAPE AS YOU WERE SHOWN IN THE SHOP DURING YOUR APPOINTMENT.

  5. DO THIS TWICE A DAY FOR 2 WEEKS.