Tattoo After Care

The Basics

HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR NEW TATTOO

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  • Leave wrapping on over night, until the following morning.

  • Remove wrapping the morning after. Gently wash the area in the shower using an anti-bacterial soap.

  • Allow the tattoo to breath during the day. Only wrap during the day if you are in an unclean/vulnerable environment or job.

  • Wrap the tattoo in cling wrap for the next 1-2 nights (do not moisturise before wrapping at night).

  • Begin moisturising using 'Palmers cocoa butter' 1-2 days after the tattoo session, when you feel the tattooed area is dry/tight.

  • Moisturise and clean the tattooed area regularly each day. Keep up with the moisturising for the next 3-6 weeks, until the tattoo feels fully healed and flat to the skin.

  • Do not itch, pick or peel the healing tattoo and keep out of the sun until fully healed.

  • Towards the end of healing, when the skin appears shiny, you can begin using coconut oil or bio oil to complete the healing process.

HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR NEW TATTOO

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​

  • Leave wrapping on over night, until the following morning.

  • Remove wrapping the morning after. Gently wash the area in the shower using an anti-bacterial soap.

  • Allow the tattoo to breath during the day. Only wrap during the day if you are in an unclean/vulnerable environment or job.

  • Wrap the tattoo in cling wrap for the next 1-2 nights (do not moisturise before wrapping at night).

  • Begin moisturising using 'Palmers cocoa butter' 1-2 days after the tattoo session, when you feel the tattooed area is dry/tight.

  • Moisturise and clean the tattooed area regularly each day. Keep up with the moisturising for the next 3-6 weeks, until the tattoo feels fully healed and flat to the skin.

  • Do not itch, pick or peel the healing tattoo and keep out of the sun until fully healed.

  • Towards the end of healing, when the skin appears shiny, you can begin using coconut oil or bio oil to complete the healing process.