- Remove the bandage after 2 hours.
- Do not re-bandage.
- Wash gently with soap & water, pat dry & apply lotion.
Repeat 3 times daily.
Healing time is 2-6 weeks. Healing is affected by many factors, including personal hygiene, amount of sleep, food, drink, and drugs.
Do not scratch, scrub, soak, swim, tan, shave or sunburn your new tattoo. At best, your tattoo will flake and peel like a sunburn. If scabs form, do not disrupt them in any way, as this may cause loss of colour.
Remember, your tattoo cannot look after itself. We recommend Easy Tattoo Repair Cream, which we sell, or E45 for healing tattoos. Savlon is antiseptic and may be too strong, causing colour loss – it should only be used in case of redness.
Preparation H is for piles, not tattoos. Don’t listen to your friends, the guy in the pub, or the chemist. If you have questions, please consult us in person so that we may see the condition of your tattoo as soon as possible and recommend the best course of action.
IMPORTANT – DO NOT use ITCH RELIEF E45. This will ruin your fresh tattoo.
What happens if my tattoo gets infected?
More often than not, what many people think of as an infection is actually the result of irritation. If your tattoo is red, swollen right around the site, peeling, excreting white or yellow fluid, or bleeding slightly, it is more likely just irritated. Infections are uncommon but serious when they do occur.
If you suspect you have an infection and are experiencing any of these symptoms, please contact your doctor immediately, or if it is out of hours, call NHS24 on 111.
- Experience Severe redness, swelling, or pain from the tattoo
- The tattoo site is warm to the touch
- Have a large amount of discharge that is thick, green, yellow, or gray and smells bad
- Have red streaks coming from the tattoo site\
- Experience fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, or disorientation
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