Thanks Aussie.

yea, tough not to be anxious about this. I am stoked with my ink and its with me for life so i certainly hope the puffiness subsides. My main concern is getting it under control and hoping it never happens again. When its all puffy it just looks like the ink is going to burst right out of it. Very nerve racking experience.

People talk about spot testing but that doesnt even seem reasonable as a spot test isnt going to be a good gauge as to whether or not the elements (sun, sweat, heat etc) are going to play a factor or not. It kind of sucks. i mean you spend a lot of money on a tat and in my case anyway it covers the entire top part of my arm. Just really annoying that it’s reacting the way it did to the Sun.

So i guess hoping for other opinions is out of the question? i thought thats what forums were all about? My mistake i guess..

Right. i figured as much. My ink was not raised prior to the Sun so its really p*ssing me off that i have a permanent piece of artwork that i feel might be ruined due to not knowing my artists ink would react this way in sunlight. I mean this is really unavoidable. I have reds, yellows, green, purples in my other tattoo that are totally fine, so clearly its the yellows this other artist used that is the problem.

I did not scratch and would never scracth my tattoo. i dont even scratch when its totally healed. Like i said i am neurotic about this stuff and really protective which is why i am really frustrated at this situation.

I mean who uses 70 SPF sun block? I do and still had a problem. is there any natural product you recommend for preventaion of this? maybe to keep the skin healthier? i use Fragrance free Lubriderm almost daily. Clealry that didnt work.

Side question…after a tattoo heals is it ok if you use somethign with fragrance. Like Burts Bee’s ‘After Sun Lotion’? Its 99.5% natural but does have fragrance…just curious.