and most likely you never will… my point is that its not some sort of trick or required thing, its put on there so whenever someone who just got a tat wants to show it off to their friends,ect they can do so without having to remove the covering bandage.

i use antibacterial soap once in awhile, if i dont have green soap…..

believe it or not, i use dawn antibacterial handsoap/dishsoap when i dont have green soap. works great.

i think the whole gush of it is it really doesnt matter what you use, as long as you keep it clean and free of critters.

ill tell you a it of irony though. im always very meticulous about cleaning my tattoos and keeping them in tip top shape an d have never had an infection, UNTIL NOW….

the other day, i had my ink uncovered ( i just had two bear paws done on my inner calf) and my neighbor came over and had his dg with him. the dog brushed up against my tat, i ran in, washed it real good,ect and though it was fine. by that evening i had a killer infection in it and ended up having to go to the emergency room my leg swelled up so bad……got antibiotics,and cleaned it well, but i had one spot the ink came out of…..pissed me off bigtime. first tat ive ever had get a infection in.

yes, but what gets me is triple antibiotic and neosporin BOTH contain zinc in the same amounts. it would stand to reason if a person has an allergic reaction to one, they will have the same reaction with the other.

as far as the ink pull issue, i know what you mean on that. i knew a guy who just couldnt get the inch “slap” down, and scratched and hooked his fingernail under a scab and pulled it of, with a big olde hunk of meat and ink stuck to it…..now hes got a great looking piece of art with a big old white skin spot right in the middle. looks funny. alot of people dot realize also that “ink bleeding out” of their tattos are generally normal to a extent, and generally i believe its mostly ink colored plasma anyway. unless you let your tat dry, your going to see a little of that regardless.

i think its like you said, its really up to whomevers wearing the ink to decide whats best for them, and above all use common sense.

ill have to dig up some pix of my ink and post them when i get a chance.