Proper Tattoo Care: How to Achieve Desired Results and Avoid Complications

A new tattoo is not only a means of self-expression and an exciting experience, but also a great responsibility.

Proper care is crucial for ensuring proper healing and minimizing the risk of infection. The larger the area covered with ink, the longer the healing may take.

Whether you are a novice or an experienced tattoo culture enthusiast, the importance of care never diminishes.

Prohibited

• visiting a swimming pool, sauna, solarium, open water and sunbathing until the tattoo is completely healed (at least 2 weeks)
• heavy physical activity (at least 1 week)
• combing, scratching, rubbing, peeling off crusts
• shave the tattooed area until it heals completely.
• drink alcohol drinks in large quantities (at least 3 days).

The question of sterility is especially important in the first three days after the tattoo application, when it is most vulnerable. During this period, care should be most thorough and high-quality.

1. Immediately after tattooing, the master applies a compress to avoid external contact with contaminated environment to avoid accidental infection
2. The compress should be removed 2-4 hours after tattooing
3. After removing the compress, the tattoo should be washed with room temperature water and antibacterial liquid soap.
4. Blot the tattoo site thoroughly - paper towels are ideal.
5. Apply a thin layer of “easy tattoo” or “biotatum” healing cream.
6. Make a new compress
7. Repeat steps 2-6 every 4-5 hours for 2-3 days until the blood comes out.
8. Then rinse the tattoo and apply healing cream in a thin layer 3-4 times a day for two weeks.

1. Immediately after the tattoo is applied, the tattoo artist applies a healing foil to avoid external contact with a contaminated environment to avoid accidental infection
2. The foil should be removed after 4 days
3. Start removing the foil by finding a convenient edge, away from the tattoo itself, pull it and remove the foil by pulling it along the body in the opposite direction from the tattoo
4. it is more pleasant to remove the foil under the warm water, but it is not necessary
5. after removing the foil, wash the tattoo with warm water and soap and apply a thin layer of “easy tattoo” or “biotatum” healing cream
6. wash the tattoo and apply a healing cream daily, 3-4 times a day in a thin layer for two weeks after removing the foil

In summer, protect your tattoo with SPF sunscreen.