Aftercare Instructions for Your New Tattoo or Piercing
Tattoo Aftercare
1. In 2-6 hours, run warm water over bandaged area.
2. Slowly remove bandage.
3. Lightly brisk with hand all blood and ointment off of tattooed area.
4. Gently clean tattooed area with antibacterial soap.
5. After showering, blot tattoo dry with clean towel. Do not rub.
6. Within 1 hour of cleaning tattoo, apply a very small amount of A+D Ointment (supplied with tattoo). Do Not overdo it. The tattoo needs to breathe to heal.
7. Apply a thin layer of A+D ointment to the tattoo at least 2 times a day.
8. Tattoo will form a crust with possible scabbing. DO NOT ITCH tattoo! If you pull crust, you pull color.
9. Avoid sun exposure. Avoid soaking in water.
10. Keep It Clean!!! You don’t want an infection on that new tattoo!
Some people may have an allergic reaction to certain ointments. If a reaction
occurs, you may switch to Bacatracine as a substitute.
Allow approximately 2 weeks to heal.
If you have any questions, please call 413-283-6170 or stop by the shop.
Instructions for Ears, Nose, Eyebrows, Belly Button, Nipples, and most other surfaces:
1. Use liquid antibacterial soap. With clean hands, rotate ring, getting soap into piercing.
2. Rinse pierced area, rotating ring to wash soap away.
You may also use Bactine or Sea Salts.
Clean at least 3 times a day until healed.
For Tongue:
1. After you eat, drink, or smoke, rinse with mouthwash. The lower the alcohol content, the better. Mouthwash such as Cepicol is alcohol free.
2. No Beer Drinking for at least 2 weeks, due to yeast in beer. You don’t want your tongue to swell up like a loaf of bread!
3. Avoid Dairy products like ice cream, yogurt, etc.
Most swelling should be gone in approximately 1 week.
Continue cleaning until healed.
For Labret and Lip:
Same as tongue but also use bactine, sea salt, or soap on the outside.
Clean until healed.
For Private Parts:
Keep Clean and Be Careful!
Absolutely NO rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, or ointments!
They sound good, but using any of these is probably the worst thing you can
do!
If you have any questions, please call 413-283-6170 or stop by the shop.