YOUR TATTOO WILL TAKE ABOUT 2 WEEKS TO HEAL. IT WILL BE TENDER FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS, THEN IT WILL DEVELOP LIGHT SCABS AND APPEAR DRY, THESE WILL GRADUALLY FLAKE OFF. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD THE TATTOO MAY LOOK LIGHT OR DISCOLORED AND IT MAY SEEM THAT THE COLOR IS FALLING OUT WITH THE SCABS. DON’T WORRY, THIS IS NORMAL. THE LAST STAGE OF HEALING IS WHEN THE TATTOO LOOKS HEALED BUT IS STILL WAXY OR SHINY ON THE SURFACE. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY DISSIPATE AND YOUR SKIN WILL EVENTUALLY RETURN TO IT’S NORMAL TEXTURE AFTER 3 TO 4 WEEKS.
THE DIRECTIONS BELOW SHOULD BE FOLLOWED UNTIL THE TATTOO IS FULLY HEALED.
DIRECTIONS:
1) LEAVE THE BANDAGE ON FOR NO LONGER THAN 24 HOURS. YOUR ARTIST WILL ADVISE YOU IF THERE IS A NEED TO REMOVE THE BANDAGE SOONER.
2) REMOVE THE BANDAGE IN THE SHOWER AND WASH YOUR HANDS BEFORE YOU BEGIN. ALLOW THE WATER TO WARM THE BANDAGE FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS WILL HELP PREVENT IT FROM STICKING TO YOUR SKIN AND MAKE IT A MORE COMFORTABLE PROCESS. TAKE YOUR TIME AND CAREFULLY ROLL THE BANDAGE DOWN AND AWAY FROM YOUR SKIN IN SMALL SECTIONS .
3) WASH THE TATTOO FIRMLY USING MILD SOAP AND WARM WATER, RINSE THE TATTOO OFF AND PAT AND PRESS DRY WITH A CLEAN TOWEL OR PAPER TOWEL. NO SCRUBBING, NO PERFUMED SOAPS OR BODY WASHES AND NO WASHCLOTHS. MAKE SURE YOUR TATTOO IS WELL DRIED BEFORE APPLYING LOTION.
4) EACH DAY KEEP THE AREA CLEAN AND APPLY ONE OF THE RECOMMENDED LOTIONS ONCE A DAY. DON’T KEEP TOO MUCH LOTION ON THE TATTOO. HOWEVER, DON’T LET IT DRY OUT COMPLETELY BETWEEN APPLICATIONS. MAKE SURE YOUR HANDS ARE CLEAN EACH TIME YOU TOUCH YOUR TATTOO AND NEVER LET ANYONE ELSE TOUCH IT.
LOTIONS: FOR THE ENTIRE PERIOD THAT THE TATTOO IS HEALING, USE ONLY THE LOTIONS THAT ARE RECOMMENDED, NO EXCEPTIONS. THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. NO VASELINE, BABY OIL,COCONUT OIL,ESSENTIAL OILS, ALCOHOL, ALCOHOL BASED PRODUCTS, PEROXIDE, VITAMIN E, ALOE, NOXZEMA, NATURAL REMEDIES, ETC. WE ALSO DO NOT RECOMMENDED USING SUNSCREEN FOR THE FIRST 2 WEEKS.
RECOMMENDED LOTIONS: AVEENO (FRAGRANCE FREE), AQUAPHOR, CUREL LOTION, CETAPHIL LOTION. ON RARE OCCASIONS SOME PEOPLE MAY DEVELOP A REACTION TO ONE OF THESE LOTIONS. YOU WILL KNOW IF YOU DEVELOP BUMPS OR PIMPLES AROUND THE AREA. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM, WASH THE AREA AND SWITCH TO ONE OF THE OTHER RECOMMENDED LOTIONS. DO NOT CONTINUE USING LOTION IF YOU HAVE A REACTION.
DO’S AND DON’TS:
1) YOU CAN SHOWER AS NORMAL. BUT, FOR THE 2-WEEK HEALING PERIOD DO NOT SUBMERGE OR SOAK YOUR TATTOO IN ANY WAY. NO SWIMMING, HOT TUBS, OR SAUNAS. IT WILL INTERFERE WITH HEALING AND CAN CAUSE INFECTIONS AND SCARRING.
2) DO NOT EXPOSE YOUR TATTOO TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT FOR THE 2-WEEK PERIOD. KEEP IT COVERED WITH CLOTHING.
3) DO NOT PICK AT THE TATTOO! LET THE SCABS FALL OFF NATURALLY. NO SCRATCHING, RUBBING OR ABUSE TO THE TATTOO IN ANY MANNER.
4) ONCE YOUR TATTOO IS HEALED, YOU MAY GO IN THE SUN BUT KEEP IN MIND THE SUN RAPIDLY FADES YOUR TATTOO AND IF YOU PLAN ON BEING IN THE SUN, USE SUNSCREEN TO PROTECT IT.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
DESPITE CONSTANT EFFORTS TO ENSURE ALL OUR PIGMENTS MEET THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF QUALITY AND PURITY, THE APPLICATION OF SOME PIGMENTS TO SOME INDIVIDUALS MAY CAUSE AN ALLERGIC REACTION, DUE TO THE SENSITIVITY OF THE PERSON. VIRTUE TATTOO AND WHOEVER IT MAY DESIGNATE AS IT’S OPERATORS, DISCLAIM ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN ALLERGIC REACTION OF ANY PERSON TO WHOM THE PIGMENT IS APPLIED. THE TATTOO IS NOT GUARANTEED WHEN YOU LEAVE THE STUDIO. WE HAVE GIVEN YOU THE VERY BEST IN ART, THE VERY BEST IN COLOR AND THE TATTOO WAS APPLIED EXPERTLY UNDER THE MOST STERILE CONDITIONS. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CARE OF YOUR TATTOO. FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES AND ENJOY YOUR NEW TATTOO!
