TATTOO Tomorrow morning!!

MattCameronKicksButt

harmless_little_f*** wrote:

Of course

Nope, I'm pretty sold on the shoulder blade.... no more indecision... I'm not sure how much I like chest tats.


I think

YEAH! Get it on your chest! That would look so cool!






...Just kidding.

harmless_little_f***

MattCameronKicksButt wrote:

YEAH! Get it on your chest! That would look so cool!






...Just kidding.

LOL

Yeah I dunno, chest tats look to me as if someone's just been landed upon by a giant free-falling stamp.

Edit: The Prep H will have to be OK, cus I couldn't find any tattoo goo... or Bepanthen.

My main question: the guy said keep it covered in cling film, but most people tell me don't bother... air it as much as possible. Who's right?

redrock

harmless_little_f*** wrote:

My main question: the guy said keep it covered in cling film, but most people tell me don't bother... air it as much as possible. Who's right?

Don't keep it covered.... it DOES need air - like any wound - to heal. Just be careful of the type of clothes you wear next to your skin, ie no fuzzy jumper, etc.

Cover with cling film for in the shower if you have a tendency to take longer ones. You don't want water to soak in your your tat and the scab that will form.

Prep H is fine - a very fine coat over the tat (gently!). Just needs to shine - no need to slap it on.

harmless_little_f***

redrock wrote:

Don't keep it covered.... it DOES need air - like any wound - to heal. Just be careful of the type of clothes you wear next to your skin, ie no fuzzy jumper, etc.

Cover with cling film for in the shower if you have a tendency to take longer ones. You don't want water to soak in your your tat and the scab that will form.

Prep H is fine - a very fine coat over the tat (gently!). Just needs to shine - no need to slap it on.

Thanks

He also said to bathe it once in warm water tonight but alarm bells rang when he said that.....

surfanddestroy

redrock wrote:

Don't keep it covered.... it DOES need air - like any wound - to heal. Just be careful of the type of clothes you wear next to your skin, ie no fuzzy jumper, etc.

Cover with cling film for in the shower if you have a tendency to take longer ones. You don't want water to soak in your your tat and the scab that will form.

Prep H is fine - a very fine coat over the tat (gently!). Just needs to shine - no need to slap it on.

I always keep mine covered for a day or two, just to make sure they dont dry out and not getting iritated by clothing rubbing against them.

civ_eng_girl

harmless_little_f*** wrote:

Thanks

He also said to bathe it once in warm water tonight but alarm bells rang when he said that.....

haha... it is a strange feeling to get used to.... when you actually realize that you can get it wet, and it isn't going to wash off!

yes, you can wash it with some warm water, and keep it coated in cream (i think i just used an unscented moisturizer, like Lubriderm)...

don't scratch or pick!!

harmless_little_f***

civ_eng_girl wrote:

haha... it is a strange feeling to get used to.... when you actually realize that you can get it wet, and it isn't going to wash off!

yes, you can wash it with some warm water, and keep it coated in cream (i think i just used an unscented moisturizer, like Lubriderm)...

don't scratch or pick!!

Not going to scratch or pick, it'll be fine.

I couldn't find unscented stuff... is this a big deal?

duggro

i remember keeping clingfilm on til i got home about 10 hours after my tat and panicking when i looked and all i could see was black ink all over my arm under the film. i thought i'd broken my tattoo

it takes a while to get used to the fact that it aint comin off:)

harmless_little_f***

duggro wrote:

i remember keeping clingfilm on til i got home about 10 hours after my tat and panicking when i looked and all i could see was black ink all over my arm under the film. i thought i'd broken my tattoo

it takes a while to get used to the fact that it aint comin off:)

LOL yeah one of my friends just saw it and said 'dude, it's covered in ink.' But when the tattooist had finished it was beautiful, so in a couple of hours... rinse, dab... and the moment of truth. :eek:

mookie9999

harmless_little_f*** wrote:

so in a couple of hours... rinse, dab... and the moment of truth. :eek:

Those were the exact directions for my, err a friend of mines "unit" pump.

harmless_little_f***

mookie9999 wrote:

Those were the exact directions for my, err a friend of mines "unit" pump.

LOL... Maybe I should've put it in the 'Things that sound dirty but aren't' thread.

redrock

harmless_little_f*** wrote:

He also said to bathe it once in warm water tonight but alarm bells rang when he said that.....

Too late for that. The bathing in very hot water (as hot as you can stand it) is as soon as you get home. That is the only time your tat will soak in water until it is healed. Apparently, when you do that, your body sees it as a second aggression and will release more of those little healing things whatever they are called. It seems it will activate and accelerate the healing process.

harmless_little_f*** wrote:

I couldn't find unscented stuff... is this a big deal?

Yes. The perfume is an irritant. Get a basic emmolient (sp?). At superdrug you can get an unbranded tub for a few pounds which is lovely - used on babies too. E45 contains lanolin which may also irritate some people, so avoid that.

harmless_little_f***

redrock wrote:

Too late for that. The bathing in very hot water (as hot as you can stand it) is as soon as you get home. That is the only time your tat will soak in water until it is healed. Apparently, when you do that, your body sees it as a second aggression and will release more of those little healing things whatever they are called. It seems it will activate and accelerate the healing process.

Oh crap... Was it bad that I didn't do it then? And should I not do the warm water thing tonight?

redrock

Nah.. it's not bad that you didn't do it. Not many people do - it's a traditional japanese thing. Just clean yours gently without too much water.

harmless_little_f***

redrock wrote:

Nah.. it's not bad that you didn't do it. Not many people do - it's a traditional japanese thing. Just clean yours gently without too much water.

OK cool

Jennytree

well done on getting the tattoo *high five*

So, whats your second idea? There's always another after the 1st

Also, I know that yer getting a lot of instructions about how to heal, what creams to use, water/no water etc... you'll find a method that'll work well for you.

harmless_little_f***

Jennytree wrote:

well done on getting the tattoo *high five*

So, whats your second idea? There's always another after the 1st

Also, I know that yer getting a lot of instructions about how to heal, what creams to use, water/no water etc... you'll find a method that'll work well for you.

My second idea? Well I want to extent the one I've got.. got some ideas for thorns around it, which will make the circle larger. :cool:

Otherwise, I'm going for the PJ 5 elements design in some form. And yeah, there'll be a second... probably a third... and I kinda want to get a sleeve done.

Drop The Leash 10

did you gt it? did i miss something on this thread??

harmless_little_f***

Drop The Leash 10 wrote:

did you gt it? did i miss something on this thread??

LOL yeah I got it... this morning. I said a few posts back.

Jennytree

harmless_little_f*** wrote:

My second idea? Well I want to extent the one I've got.. got some ideas for thorns around it, which will make the circle larger. :cool:

Otherwise, I'm going for the PJ 5 elements design in some form. And yeah, there'll be a second... probably a third... and I kinda want to get a sleeve done.

... and so it begins