TATTOO AFTERCARE INSTRUCTIONS

  • Keep bandage on for 30min-2 hours.

  • Take bandage off, gently wash tattooed area by hand with lukewarm water and unscented anti-bacterial soap.

  • Let air dry.

  • Repeat and wash tattoo 2-3 times a day. Be mindful of what your tattoo and the type of clothing it is in contact with. Try wearing something loose fitting.

  • After 2 days, wash the tattoo once per day and apply a paper-thin layer of fragrance-free sensitive-skin lotion a few times a day. Remember, less is more.

  • Continue this for 2 weeks and DO NOT PICK AT THE SCABS.

For second-skin Saniderm bandages:

  • Leave in place for 4-7 days.

  • Remove bandage in the shower by gently peeling back over itself like you would remove a sticker.

  • Upon removal, wash gently with anti-bacterial liquid soap and keep lightly moisturized with a plain, unscented lotion a couple of times per day.

    THINGS NOT TO DO:

  • Do not submerge the tattoo in water. (No baths, jacuzzis, ocean or pools.) Regularf showers only.

  • Don’t expose tattoo to prolonged direct sunlight.

  • Don’t let your tattoo touch animal hair/fur.

  • Don’t pick the scabs or scratch the tattoo. (It may get itchy at times throughout the healing process.)