@peterpoose 124843 wrote:

real men use a Rambo knife to remove spots!

Peter…LOL!!!! I panic over small stuff – never had a zit under a tattoo – A Rambo knife it is!

It is actually all healed after treating with regular anti-bacterial soap…

@GrayCatLove 124827 wrote:

From a medical POV, that is a terrible idea.

Just exfoliate lightly with a washcloth and antibacterial soap. If you squeeze, you risk opening a sore up and taking ink with you.

Thanks Gray!!!!! I have been doing just that – all is well – blemish is gone – no damage done – If there was damage my artist would have touched…[Read more]

@ezrider 124713 wrote:

It’s a zit, pop it and move on.

OK – I’ll take your word for it – Thanks!

Parademic;94267 wrote:
Also, for fill, so areas with no shading, it’s best to wash them once a day, but it’s not the wash and scrub, I take a clean cloth, put some warm water on it, scrub a bar of soap on it (I personally like ivory), then splash water on the tattoo. I would then dab the cloth on to the tattoo, no rubbing, once covered, I would…[Read more]

Adler;94254 wrote:
Different things work for different people. If you google bepanthen on tattoos you will find mixed reviews.

Yes Adler – I see that – I am just going to stay with what my artist told me to do. If not, he won’t gaurantee his work and if I need touch ups I will be out of luck. I was really only interested in the use of Dial…[Read more]

Wardy;94248 wrote:
No problem dude, im surprised you haven’t heard of bepanthen it’s nappy rash cream but apparently one of the best creams for healing tattoo’s and not very expensive. Defiantly worth a pick up if you walk past a chemist/boots.

I am going to get it today. It’s only a 2 day old tat so I can start that cream now I suppose. I am…[Read more]

Wardy;94246 wrote:
For healing i just use bepanthen cream and rinse with water once a day that’s all i do no lotion or anything and my tattoo’s come out fine.

Bepanthen for 2-3 weeks and rinse with water

Thanks Wardy..never heard of that cream but will look into it. Mine is looking fine, but it is a lot of work doing it the way my artist…[Read more]

maniacthw;94235 wrote:
For a first time tattoo, and knowing how much (different) advice you’ll get about healing, I’d go by what your artist told you. It’s his name attached to the ink, and he wants it to look just as good as you do. Once you have a few tattoos, you can decide to heal it your own way. For now, go by what he told you.

Thanks…[Read more]

Parademic;94232 wrote:
The problem with soap that contains the fragrance and moisturizer is that the irritation and the moisturizer will keep the wound open longer, which means more chance to loose ink / have a bad healing experience.

Tattoos are going to get itchy as hell, that’s what happens when your skin dries up and is healing. That’s…[Read more]

Adler;94214 wrote:
Using the Dial soap is fine even though it contains some fragrance, you’re rinsing it off anyway and not just rubbing it into the skin and leaving it. I like to use a generic brand of antibacterial soap because it’s less harsh and drying. After a couple of times I switch to a milder bar soap anyway so you’re fine with whatever…[Read more]

Dave Van;94207 wrote:
It sucks that aftercare is such a clustered mess, but unfortunately, everyone’s skin is different, and different things work for different people. Follow the instructions given to you, if it doesn’t work out well, there is a great sticky about aftercare in this area of the forum. I have to agree with Arni, of course, color…[Read more]

Parademic;94201 wrote:
Just use regular bar of soap and dab it on gently from a cloth, it’s fine

For my last tattoo I just used water splashed on and dabbed off for the first 3 days, then I used polysporin ointment once a day every day

Well – i guess that’s what I will do, but for curiosity, Dial Gold???? What would fragrance do? Burn or ruin…[Read more]

maniacthw;94192 wrote:
I used Dial Gold when I had absolutely nothing else and it worked fine. I went to Walgreens and got their brand soap. It DOES come fragrance free.

I should have got the store brand. The people at the company who makes Dial said they don’t make anything fragrance free. Hmmmm.

imperial1904;92539 wrote:
That oozing is plasma. You just probably didn’t wash it all after your first wash. Use antibacterial soap like Dial liquid. It’s normal to see a little bit of ink when you pat it dry. This is just from my experience.

Go easy on moisturizing it. Too much moisture is bad for your tattoo.

Hello again – I don’t know why…[Read more]

Thanks a million Arni – I will repost when all done…

ArniVidar;92508 wrote:
If you look below a picture in your album, you will see a BB Code. Copy that code into a post, and the image will appear 🙂

OK thanks – I still am having more work on this on the wings in a few weeks, but let me know your thoughts on why it mat be losing so much ink and my wife’s is not

ArniVidar;92499 wrote:
First of all, I think you may be using too much ointment. It’s only supposed to be a very thin layer… one which gets absorbed pretty rapidly.

Other than that, it’s impossible to tell without pictures but it’s probably all normal 🙂

Thanks Arni – I am taking care of my wife’s tattoo also and using very little…[Read more]