Leave your tattoo bandaged for 1-4 hours (unless instructed otherwise).

With freshly washed hands, remove your bandage, and wash your tattoo with warm water and unscented soap. Do not use anything abrasive to cleanse your tattoo such as a wash cloth or loofah.

Once your tattoo is completely clean of ointment, excess ink, and bodily fluid, you may pat your tattoo dry with a clean single-use paper towel or allow it to air dry.

Moisturize your tattoo multiple times a day with a light layer of unscented lotion. We recommend products such as Lubriderm, Cetaphil or CeraVe. Other mild lotions may also be used as long as they are fragrance-free. Do not oversaturate, you want to treat it as dry skin and rub your moisturizer in entirely. Avoid products such as cocoa butter, coconut oil, lanolin, vaseline, and antibiotic ointments.

‘Scabs’ will start to form after a few days to a week and may take 1-2 weeks to fall off. These should be light/thin and flaky like dry skin. Do not pick, scratch or soak your tattoo. Your tattoo will be itchy due to the scabbing, but picking, scratching and/or soaking can effect how your tattoo heals. Let them fall off naturally for optimal results.

Be sure to avoid direct sun exposure while your tattoo heals (this also applies to tanning beds).

Please do not go swimming with a fresh/healing tattoo!

You can expect your tattoo to be fully healed in about 4 weeks but healing time can vary from person to person.

Please contact your tattooer if you have any questions or concerns. Happy healing!