Tattoo Aftercare

There are many different ways to take care of your tattoo. We recommend the use of a second-skin type of bandage but traditional aftercare will also achieve the same result.

The advance of the second skin bandage is that you will  just have to take care of having it on and that any liquid from the outside go inside of it .(its waterproof so it’s not a normal thing)


We will put you one in your tattoo at the end of the session . This first one sometimes stays for long but sometimes there is too much plasma under the second day and you will have to change it for a new one that your tattooer will give you after your appointment. You can also buy this kind of bandage on amazon or CVS

APPLICATION

  1. Clean and dry the tattoo thoroughly.

  2. Cut the bandage to the desired length and shape, using multiple pieces overlapped at least one inch if needed. You should account for an extra inch on each side of the tattoo to cover un-tattooed, dry skin.

  3. Rounding the corners will make the pieces stick longer

  4. “Crack” the wave by bending the piece in half at the blue stripe.

  5. Expose the sticky side by peeling off the backing

  6. Smooth the bandage over the tattoo pushing out any air bubbles.

  7. Remove supportive clear backing by peeling from the blue “wave” and smoothing over the skin.

  8. In the first 24 hours, there may be a build-up of plasma under the SecondSkin™. This is completely normal. If so, remove the bandage and repeat from step one. Whether or not you change your bandage, leave it on for an additional three to six days. Once you remove the bandage, keep your tattoo clean and start using lotion. 

REMOVAL

A hot shower is the easier place to peel your bandage 

  1. Peel up an edge or corner of the bandage. If this proves difficult, you can attach the medical tape to the corner of the film to help lift it.

  2. Slowly pull the film off. Do not pull it straight up away from the skin. Instead, pull the film back and across the skin while holding your skin taut.

You may experience some redness around the tattoo where the bandage was applied to the un-tattooed skin. This is also completely normal and may occur with any type of medical adhesive. If you do develop an adverse reaction to the tattoo, discontinue use immediately.

The traditional way to heal the tattoo has more labor and it’s easier to forget to do it. This way also is a little bit slower having a timing of around 15-20 days  for full healing when the other bandage is around 10 days 

The traditional way will be cleaning the tattoo 3 times a day with antibacterial soap, and after drying ( always air dry or paper towel never toilet paper or a norma towel ) use a really thin layer of tattoo healing cream.