Taking Good Care of A New Tattoo
Immediately you are done with your new tattoos, the tattoo artists will give you information on the proper way to handle your new tattoo. It is customary nowadays for tattoo parlors to supply you with an information sheet filled with tips on how to take the right care of your tattoo. Two rules are usually common in all cases, never pick at your scabs when they start to form and moisturize but do not do so excessively.
If you do, not only do you put yourself at a higher risk of infection but there is a good chance that you will pick off some of the ink and ruin your new tat. Basically, as long as you follow these three points, you should be okay. Do not listen to what other people told you about their methods of caring for tattoos and do not make up the rules as you go along.
A lot of people get one tattoo and decide to mix up the rules when they get another one. Regardless of whether you have used something which you developed a reaction to, you are better of contacting the tattoo artist and asking for what you can substitute it with. A patch test on your skin before you get a tattoo may be a good idea to see whether you develop a reaction.
Unfortunately the recommended ways of properly taking care of your new tattoo will vary from artist to artist which can often be confusing. One may tell you to apply Neosporin several times a day whereas another may suggest that you powder your bed before getting into it (this avoids you sticking to the sheet), a mild baby soap to wash the tattoo, baby lotion to moisturize the skin, and diaper rash cream to apply to any areas that might rub against the bra, waist of pants, socks, etc.
In some circles different ointments and lotions are recommended and some people recommend the Tea Tree Oil from Body Shop, others would recommend Vaseline Intensive Care as a simple form of treatment.
Anyone living in a dry area will probably use a lot of lotion on a daily basis so you can decide to go with a large pump bottle of lotion to get the best bargain anyway. This will help you to prevent any problems you could possibly have and will take good care of your tattoo.
The differences in opinion from one tattoo parlor to the next can be rather confusing but there are various valid reasons why such differences in opinion exist. Some of the methods that you will use to take care of your tattoo have already been discussed but a lot of other options exist fo you and these options include commercial ointments and lubes.
There is a plausible reason for the variety of ways to take care of your tattoo; this is because of various improvements in technology and a variety of products that have become available in the marketplace. Petroleum jelly was a largely popular product in the past due to the fact that it was widely available, inexpensive and did the task rather well. However ever since then it has been discovered that products which are petroleum based tend to drain the color from tattoos and they possess no healing powers.
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