Try looking at some of the horrendous reactions to pigments after a few years under the skin! especially blues and reds. There’s no regulations really to what we can put under our skin but lots of stuff to stop us putting stuff onto our skin! Oh the irony! I think once the cancers start to become more apparent with all the synthetic stuff coming from plastics, hydrocarbons, maybe we’ll wake up and go back to the natural pigments that used to be the norm and have stood the test of time 😉

Tattoo Aftercare (TAC) http://www.tattooaftercare.co.uk I use this now for everything. As their slogan says Soothe Moisturise Maintain and it has worked for me every time. My ink has all healed in under a week and it can be used to freshen up ink before going out, moisturising the skin. It was also very good at healing up a cold sore i had in only a few days and its all natural. 😀

Sherav, Bep has Lanolin, extracted from sheeps wool, in it. It also has a couple of waxy alcohols in it too. I wonder if it will fade ink in a few years due to the alcohols diluting the already diluted colors! Time will tell, but I suppose it will keep the artits in work having to rework their faded work! My youngest daughter, (step daughter), was horrified when she found out ppl were using bep for wounds, she’d never use it on any cuts or grazes on her son other than his behind lol, Thats what its made for dad she says. What are they doing dad? who decided to use this stuff?? its not a healing cream! its a barrier cream, clever girl my daughter 😎 And as cool as that! How cool? THAT COOL 😎

Yup jus call me spotty dick lol, its not by the way! I mean my dick bein spotty lol 😮 Funny that that in all my years of having this fekn skin condition my knob has never been affected in any way! 😀 I got two kids to prove it too, fruit of my loins lol 😀 😎

I tried aloe neet and it was a bit harsh for my skin but it has worked wonders for a lot of people. I am a bit unsure about applying a stick over new ink as if there is any sort of mild infection which can be hard to detect in its early stages then it will be added onto the stick too, cross contanination :confused:, and i’d be reapplying infection :eek:. Just a thought as i have very sensitive skin! 😮

I tried bepanthen and came out in a rash, didn’t know it had lanolin in it which i am allergic 2. Am using since then TAC (tattoo aftercare) it is fekn amazing stuff and it helps soothe my eczema, aint used steroid creams for it for ages now! works on my dry lips too lol multi purpose for me. Check them out http://www.tattooaftercare.co.uk now where’s my jar gone? bloody kids again! 😡 lol 🙂

I agree with mohawk19 most artists need educating about aftercare of the skin. I my own experience i have been recommended to use hemorroid cream and nappy rash cream, WTF? My first tat tried hemorroid cream and it nipped like hell so dumped the tube and went and looked around for sumthin else that was natural. Found TAC (tattoo aftercare) on ther internet and the name kind of speaks for itself. Next tat the artist recommended nappy rash cream, raved about it being all he recommended now. Bought a tube of bepanthen, smells urgh! made for use on baby’s arses, enuf said :rolleyes:, tried a bit but came out in a rash aaaaaaaargh! Looked at ingredients and fek me it contains lanolin am allergic to lanolin. Bepanthen also has two alcohols in it! why would an artist recommend something with alcohol in it, do they know this? could alcohol not effect the long term look of my colors, dilute them?? fek that! went back to the internet and ordered my jar of TAC from scotland. check these guys out ppl tattooaftercare.co.uk 😎 now i want some more ink lol 😀

I gree with the above, keep off face and neck. And if your doing a good job and they are seem then you’ll have your work done to back you. I like to hope as more and more get ink attitudes will change :confused 🙂 here’s hoping 😀 Good luck with the job hunting 🙂