Before & Aftercare

Before your tattoo

Getting a tattoo is a super exciting experience, and we want to make sure you're prepared for your appointment, so it can go as smoothly as possible. Whilst we highly recommend the below list of pre tattoo care, ultimately it is solely up to you to decide how to prepare for your appointment.

- A week prior to your appointment we recommend exfoliating, shaving and moisturising the area that will be tattooed. The ink will best sink into skin that is hydrated and moisturised.

- It is up to you whether you want to shave the area being tattooed the day of your appointment, but our artists will do this for you regardless.

- Wear comfy, appropriate (easily accessible to the area being tattooed) clothes to your appointment. Bear in mind INK STAINS, therefore we recommend wearing dark coloured clothes.

- Don’t wear fake tan to your appointment, this will be wiped off with alcohol wipes.

- On the day of your appointment ensure you have eaten and stay hydrated. For longer appointments, a break is necessary for both you and the artist, therefore we suggest bringing a bite to eat/snacks.

Aftercare

- After the second skin is applied - Please wait 3 days before peeling slowly from each corner. This is recommended doing under flowing luke-warm water. When removed, clean with sensitive soap. We recommend dove sensitive.

- Apply with aftercare. We recommend shea balm or sorbeline. It is important to remember to not put too much on. Apply once or twice every day. Not too much that it will be suffocating but not too little that it will form a scab... A healthy in-between! Apply until you think is fully healed which should be in between 2 to 3 weeks.

- Do not shave the area for at least 2 weeks, or longer, depending on how it is healing.

- Please stay out of salt water for at least 2 weeks and chlorine water for 4 weeks.

- do not sweat (exercise etc) for at least 3 days.

- Try to keep your tattoo out of the sun as much as possible forever (haha) it is inevitable it will fade with sun exposure.

- When you get to the itchy stage DO NOT SCRATCH! (This is the most annoying and testing stage) it can make for dropped out lines if you do so.

- Its on your body for the rest of your life so please take extra good care of them in the initial healing stage. Your tattoo is not completely healed until upwards of 6 months.

- We offer a touch up for our tattoos within the 6 month of healing stage so please feel comfortable enough to ask for our opinion if you feel it's needed!

- Please do not hesitate to message us asking any questions about the healing process or any other concerns!

Happy healing xx

Reactions

If you find there is blood or clear liquid forming underneath the second skin, this is completely normal. If you find swelling, feeling discomfort, itchiness or if redness occurs on the skin around of the film you may be having an allergic reaction or adhesive sensitivity. Please get in touch with your artist if this happens and remove the bandage and clean the area with a mild soap immediately. If any stubborn adhesive residue is left on the skin, gently loosen the adhesive with coconut, olive, or baby oil (it will also come off on its own after a couple of days).