Having a new tattoo entails a process of caring for it. After you finish having your tattoo done, there is also another round of considerations which you should face. After all, you need to keep in mind that having a tattoo also means that you have an etched wound if not a colored scar right onto your skin. You should remember that the thing which makes a tattoo permanent is that because it is embedded right onto your skin. The ink stays forever because it is deeply rooted on your skin already. After getting your tattoo, your tattoo artist will also advise you on how you should take care of it. If it is your first tattoo ever, your tattooist will even advise you in detail on how you should treat it so make sure you are all ears as he says his words of wisdom.
Aside from your tattooist’s instructions, some tattoo shops will also give you an instructions list by default. This is actually better because at least you really get to follow something strictly and not just based from what you remembered or picked up. Chances are, you are still high from the new tattoo you have had so you would not really be too involved with listening about technical or even scientific stuff—no matter how much you actually need it. In general, there are actually three important things which you need to remember in caring for your tattoo.
The first thing which you need to remember is that you need to moisturize your tattoo. You may ask why. Remember that your skin will become really dry after going through the whole tattooing. This is because all of a sudden, it has gotten stripped of the natural moisturizers in place of the ink’s chemicals. Although the tattoo’s ink are generally safe, they will take up the space of your skin’s used to be moist spot. Your tattoo artist may suggest that you simply put on some baby lotion so that you keep the chemical interaction mild. You should also be careful in placing moisturizer or lotion over your tattoo because you might end up accidentally erasing or blotting out your tattoo’s ink.
Then the second important thing you needed to remember is to never overdo how you moisturize your tattoo. Just keep it at a normal level and do not swamp the part with too much moisturizer. After all, you do not want the whole thing to get erased do you? Also, overdoing how you moisturize your tattoo can also affect the quality of its colors. Although it might not get totally erased, the vibrant colors may lose their edge and character because of too much additional stuff put on them.
And lastly, never ever pick at the scabs of your tattoo. As previously mentioned, your tattoo etches some sort of wound on your skin so you might as well expect some scabs to follow as an aftermath. Never ever touch them and just let them come off naturally because you might end up infecting yourself if you pick on them instead.
Thanks for the tips..
Comment by basictronics — July 14, 2008 @ 4:04 am