March 24, 2011 at 10:25 pm #36158
masamune69
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@masamune69

hi,

does 50fps sun cream effect a tattoo in a bad way, because its strong!?

March 24, 2011 at 10:31 pm #100858
Adler
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@adler

fps? Anyway, it’s fine to use a high SPF just make sure the tattoo is fully healed before using any sunscreen.

March 25, 2011 at 3:02 am #100869
buttwheat
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@buttwheat
Adler;83584 wrote:
just make sure the tattoo is fully healed before using any sunscreen.

I have always heard this and followed this but does anyone know why?

March 25, 2011 at 4:06 am #100875
Adler
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@adler
buttwheat;83597 wrote:
I have always heard this and followed this but does anyone know why?

Actually I don’t know for sure either, same with me it’s something I’ve always heard and followed. I’m assuming certain ingredients aren’t good for an unhealed tattoo in some way.

April 1, 2011 at 12:13 am #101195
ArniVidar
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@arnividar

Sunscreen contains crap like zinc oxide and titanium oxide, which is probably something you don’t want around your fresh ink.

April 1, 2011 at 11:42 am #101219
poxphobia
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@poxphobia

Sunblock contains zinc, sunscreen shouldn’t, I think… But I could be wrong. 🙂 But yeah, it’s hard to tell just what’s in every single brand etc, so in general you should cover it up until it’s healed. Some have perfume and shit too.
I use 50spf on all my tattoos during summer, and well… They still look fresh. (my sleeve is done in about 1-2 years, parts of my tattoo went through two full summers, other parts haven’t seen sunlight yet. They look the exact same!)
So no worries 🙂 But you should check out what the spf REALLY is, though.
They tested a bunch here last year, and a ton of sunscreens came out lower than they’re supposed to be. One 50spf turned out to be 100spf, so I just went out and bought that.. 😛

April 1, 2011 at 1:41 pm #101221
ArniVidar
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@arnividar
poxphobia;84015 wrote:
Sunblock contains zinc, sunscreen shouldn’t, I think

There’s a difference between the two?

poxphobia;84015 wrote:
One 50spf turned out to be 100spf, so I just went out and bought that.. 😛

Ohh, Me wants! 😀

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