Just booked my first Tattoo!!!

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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Depends Mark. Mine took just over a week to heal. But usually one to two weeks. Just don't pick at it and don't soak it in water.
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    redrock wrote:
    Depends Mark. Mine took just over a week to heal. But usually one to two weeks. Just don't pick at it and don't soak it in water.

    No water at all for the two weeks?
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Jennytree
    Jennytree Posts: 5,340
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    How long do they take to heal with the right after care?

    Depends on the detail, how much overworking the skin takes and the like.

    It'll be easy to touch from anything from 3 hours to 3 days after you get tattood. It'll be grand for a li'l while, then the peeling will begin. My peeling of the colouring in of my arms took about 2 days each. Most importantly keep it moisturised, leave it upwrapped when watching telly or internerd dossing or the like. I had to wrap my arms up while at work cos they were all gooey!
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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Jennytree wrote:
    Depends on the detail, how much overworking the skin takes and the like.

    It'll be easy to touch from anything from 3 hours to 3 days after you get tattood. It'll be grand for a li'l while, then the peeling will begin. My peeling of the colouring in of my arms took about 2 days each. Most importantly keep it moisturised, leave it upwrapped when watching telly or internerd dossing or the like. I had to wrap my arms up while at work cos they were all gooey!

    So are long-sleeved tops at work a bad idea? Will it rub on clothes?
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    No water at all for the two weeks?
    Yeah... go stinky.... :p

    Do avoid lots of water the first few days if you can.. where is it going to be again? Cover it with cling film or plastic bag of some sort during your shower. Then it's OK to get it wet, but not soaking (ie not in a bath). Pat dry - don't rub. Leave exposed as much as you can. The skin needs to breath to heal. Your tat shouldn't really rub on your clothes. Mine are in the middle of the shoulder blades and one on my shoulder. If you're wearing long sleeves, wear cotton or something (actually whatever you're wearing, a cotton top is good) as even if you are a bit gooey, cotton absorbes it. And remember, you don't have to put MASSES of goop - just enough to keep it moisterised. Avoid jumpers directly on your tat... the little bits of wool can 'hook' scab..
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    redrock wrote:
    Yeah... go stinky.... :p

    Do avoid lots of water the first few days if you can.. where is it going to be again? Cover it with cling film or plastic bag of some sort during your shower. Then it's OK to get it wet, but not soaking (ie not in a bath). Pat dry - don't rub. Leave exposed as much as you can. The skin needs to breath to heal.

    It's going to be on my shoulder, so it would need to be covered at work.. and could I sleep on it?
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Just wear a t-shirt! Yeah.. you can sleep on it too....
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    redrock wrote:
    Just wear a t-shirt! Yeah.. you can sleep on it too....

    Thanks.. you're 'tre' informative.

    I don't know why I keep quoting you when you're the post before me. Just habit. :D
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Jennytree
    Jennytree Posts: 5,340
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    So are long-sleeved tops at work a bad idea? Will it rub on clothes?

    well, mine were super gooey cos there's a LOT of shading, and lots of skin damage. Yours won't be anywhere near as bad as it seems that its just black??

    Only thing you'd have to worry about is waiting for moisturiser to soak in (buy some bepanthen and E45 cream :D)

    the main thing to do is to play it by ear. Do leave it breathe as much as possible, keep it moisturised. Your tattoo artist should talk you through the aftercare with you anywho :)
    This is me:
    http://www.facebook.com/jennytree

    SMELL YER MA!
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Jennytree wrote:
    well, mine were super gooey cos there's a LOT of shading, and lots of skin damage. Yours won't be anywhere near as bad as it seems that its just black??

    Only thing you'd have to worry about is waiting for moisturiser to soak in (buy some bepanthen and E45 cream :D)

    the main thing to do is to play it by ear. Do leave it breathe as much as possible, keep it moisturised. Your tattoo artist should talk you through the aftercare with you anywho :)

    Cool, cheers. It's a bit sad really but I can't seem to think of anything else :D
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    How a tattoo heals depends so much on how it was done, your skin, your health and your body's healing power. Helping your new tat heal is very basic and easy. People use many different things for the first two-three days, special tattoo goo that costs an arm and a leg, A&D ointment, preparation H (I used that!), vitamin E etc. After that, any unperfumed moisteriser (e45 type stuff but maybe not E45 as it contains lanolin which can cause irritation in some people. Your choice really.

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