After Care
Tattoo After Care
- Leave bandage on overnight (recommended) / Minimum 4 hours.
- Remove bandage and wash tattoo thoroughly in shower with warm/hot water and no-scented mild soap (pump soap is best to avoid bacteria) No baths!
- Gently pat dry with clean tower or paper towel (always allow tattoo 15 min minutes to dry before any lotion or ointment).
- After 24 hours apply a thin coat of A&D ointment (recommended. Do not apply Polysporin, Vaseline, or similar products because they are not good for healing your tattoo).
- Apply A&D ointment 1-2 times per day in a very thin coats for 3-5 days.
- After 5 days you can apply thin coats of the non-scented Lubriderm/Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion. Your tattoo may be flaking like a healing sunburn, do not pick or scratch your tattoo it will be itchy - patting gently may help.
- No soaking in any form of water (i.e. hot tubs, tubs, pools, baths, and lakes). Showering is okay. Keep them quick and try not to soak your healing tattoo.
- After 2 weeks - 1 month your tattoo should be good to go!
- Always remember to use sunblock to preserve your tattoo.
- Important: Only listen to your artist - Never listen to anyone else!
- If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call the shop. No question is stupid and you're never bothering us!
Piercing After Care
Recipe: If you are making your own saline solution, the proper ratio is 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt to 1 cup of clean warm water (distilled water, bottled water or boiled tap water).
How to Soak: Pour your saline solution into a clean container and warm it in the microwave (the solution should be the temperature of a drinkable warm beverage). Always test temperature before soaking.
- Soak your piercing in saline solution for 5-10 minutes, at least 1-2 times a day optimally prior to showering so you can rinse well so you don't dry out your healing piercing and irritate skin.
- Depending on the location of your piercing, a mug, class, or shallow bowl can be good (a shot glass is perfect for navel or nipple piercings) or saturate a sterile gauze pad or cotton ball to form a small compress for hard-to-soak spots.
- Always remember to rinse with clean water after soak!
Do Not: Soak your healing piercing in any form of water (i.e. hot bubs, pools, baths, or lakes) showering is okay.
Oral Piercing Aftercare
Rest: Don't speak or move your jewelry unless neccessary.
Ice: Suck on chipped or shaved ice made from clean water, or small cubes of frozen chamonmille tea (big cubes can be uncomfortable and irritating).
Elevation: Sleep with your head propped up on an extra pillow the first few nights; keeping your head above your heart helps to minimize overnight swelling.
NSAIDs: Take over-the-counter, non-steroidal anti inflammatory medications according to the package instructions.
Rinsing: Your primary aftercare for oral piercing (include tongue, labret, and lip) will consist of rinsing your mouth with an antibacterial or antimicrobial mouthwash for 30-60 seconds, rinse up to 5 times daily; after meals and before bed.
Keep Mouth Clean: Your piercing is an open wound so no bodily fluids from others, including saliva. Do not chew on pens, sunglasses, fingernails, or other foreign objects; they harbor germs and bacteria!
