Tattoo and Aftercare
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Please shower if possible with antibacterial soap before your appointment.
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Moisturise the area to be tattooed for the week before your tattoo.
Eat two hours before your appointment and bring sweets/sugary drinks with you. -
Please do not drink alcohol heavily the evening before your tattoo.
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Please make sure you are dressed comfortably, so we can easily reach the area to be tattooed. (shorts, crop tops etc)
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Please refrain from using fake tan one week prior to your appointment.
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Please do not go sunbathing or on a sunbed two days before your appointment.
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If you have sunburn in the area being tattooed we cannot tattoo you. You’re deposit could be lost if so.
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The tattoo can not be performed if you’re pregnant or breast feeding.
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Tell us if you are planning a sunny holiday in the two weeks after your tattoo.
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Please do not organise an event straight after your tattoo, we cannot control how long your appointment will be, sometimes we run over.
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Hands and feet are a different texture skin to the rest of your body, this area will often require more than one touch-up and never heals as clean as other tattoos, your first touch-up will be free, any after this will be charged our minimum price.
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Every tattoo comes with a free touch-up (within 6 month of original work) anything after the 6 months will be charged our minimum price or relevant price.
On the day of your tattoo
Depending on what type of aftercare is given will be slightly different:
- If your tattoo has been wrapped with just clingfilm, please only keep this on for a maximum of 2 hours.
- If second skin has been put over your new tattoo please leave it on for 3 days maximum
Second Skin
-When you're removing your second skin, I would recommend grabbing a corner and stretching the corner towards you rather than peeling it away or downwards like a plaster.
-Also recommend soap and warm water while removing the second skin, This should make it easier and nicer to remove.
-Once it has been taken off, sometimes a sticky residue can be left around the edges-if so, use some coconut oil or a natural oil to remove the stickiness.
-Then Refer to next aftercare stages.
Cling Film
If Cling film was applied after your tattoo
-Remove the clingfilm after 2 hours
-Gently wash the tattoo with a soap (i.e. antibacterial (not to harsh) dove, sanex or a non perfumed soap)
-Pat the tattoo dry with a clean kitchen roll or let it air dry ( wouldn't recommend using a fluffy towel)
-Then I recommend putting a moisturising cream over it.
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Moisturising your tattoo
After you have removed your clingfilm/second skin, I then recommend using a moisturising cream. The moisturising cream should be limited or unscented and natural if possible. There is a balm sold in the studio which we recommend or you can use Palmer’s Cocoa Butter (unscented if possible), butterluxe products or coconut oil.
-When moisturising your tattoo, it should be at least twice a day. Recommend whenever you get up and then whenever you go to bed. If it’s a particularly drier area I.e. elbows/shins/ankles, a small amount can be applied more to it if needed.
-You will not need lots of moisturiser on your tattoo, just a thin layer to cover it, as your tattoo needs to breathe.
-Make sure to always clean the old moisturiser away before putting new moisturiser on, with soapy water and applied with clean hands (to keep contamination and infection risks down).
-The tattoo may become itchy as it begins to heal. This can be normal, at this stage though it is vulnerable to fall out. Please do not pick or avoid scratching the tattoo. Gently pat the area or recommend using a clean, cold towel to ease the itching.
Second Skin
if a second skin has been applied to your tattoo:
-Please keep on for a maximum of 3 days
-If you notice any extreme itchiness or unusually red (more than a fresh tattoo should be) please take the second skin off straight away and wash the area.
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Aftercare Musts!
-Do not submerge your tattoo for at least 3 weeks after your tattoo. No baths, hot tubs, swimming in pools, or the sea. Showers are fine and even on the day of you getting your tattoo, just make sure the temperature isn’t too hot directly onto the tattoo.
-Would also not recommend going to saunas/spas/steam rooms straight after your tattoo. The pores will open and on a fresh tattoo, bacteria could get in and cause an infection.
​-Please do not expose your fresh tattoo to direct sun or sunbeds for at least 3-4 weeks of having the tattoo. This can damage the tattoo and your skin! After the tattoo is fully healed, please make sure to put SPF on your tattoo if you're out in the sun.
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