A quick reference for when you should wrap your tattoo and when you should leave your new tattoo to air-dry. Your tattoo artist should wrap your fresh tattoo with cling film before you leave the studio.
Laws in many countries specify that a freshly completed tattoo must be covered entirely with a sterile bandage that is securely taped down with medical adhesive tape. When you are asleep. While you are sleeping you might lay on your tattoo, or let the bed linen lay on your tattoo. This is an opportunity for bacteria, dust or fluff to enter the new tattoo, possibly causing an infection. Wrapping your tattoo will also protect it from being accidentally scratched while you're asleep.
Choose clothing that is not too tight and irritating. Sleeves or cuffs with elastic can easily catch on edges of skin and scabs, ripping them off.
If you must wear a certain clothing item that could rub or irritate your new tattoo, wrap your tattoo with a hygienic bandage for protection. A clean bandage is the best protection for your tattoo when in a crowd, or playing a contact sport. Any knocks or hits directly to your tattoo can cause damage.
You are best to try to avoid these activities. In effect, your new tattoo is an open wound. If you work in an especially filthy workplace, or have to go to the garbage tip for example, wrap your tattoo for protection.
The reality is that cling film or cling wrap is cheap, easily available and actually does do the job of blocking access from any external dirt, airborne antibodies or germs.
Unfortunately, bacteria is a stubborn little amoeba that can enter a wound as if by magic. If the micro-climate is ideal, they will multiply and breed, causing infection within the tattoo. Cheese cloth or muslin cloth are ideal for wrapping a new tattoo and allowing it to breathe.
A common error when wrapping a new tattoo has to do the length of time that it is actually wrapped. Most bandages and other wraps can be worn for a bit longer than cling film. Cling wrap should be avoided at all costs. If your tattoo artist wraps your new tattoo with cling film for your journey home, make it a quick journey. The plastic layer is used as a protective film to safeguard the fresh tattoo from airborne particles and micro-organisms.
The very nature of plastic is that it seals firmly around whatever it is applied to and seals it off. First wash your hands with water and soap.
Then gently wash the tattoo with warm water and fragrance-free soap. Pat your skin dry with a soft cloth. Apply a small amount of fragrance-free and alcohol-free moisturizer to the tattoo. You can keep the covering off at this point to let your skin breathe. While your tattoo heals , you should:. How quickly you heal depends on the size of your tattoo and how intricate it is.
Bigger tattoos will stay red and swollen longer because they cause more trauma to your skin. After a few hours, you can remove it. You should ask your artist for specifics about how long to wait. Recommendations will vary and may be based on the type and size of your tattoo. Some tattoo artists suggest that you only keep your tattoo covered for 1 or 2 hours. This is blood, plasma the clear part of blood , and some extra ink. Your skin will also be red and sore.
It might feel slightly warm to the touch. With clean hands, wash the tattoo with warm water and a fragrance-free soap. Apply a fragrance-free and alcohol-free moisturizer. Leave the covering off so the tattoo can heal. By now, your tattoo will have a duller, cloudier appearance. This happens as your skin heals. Scabs will start to form. When you wash, you might notice some ink running into the sink. Keep washing your tattoo once or twice a day.
Let them come off naturally. You should always be gentle when cleaning a fresh tattoo. Rubbing too aggressively when you wash the tattoo can not only irritate the area, it may also pull some of the ink out of the skin, causing an uneven appearance at healing time.
Rinse your tattoo well in warm water and gently pat dry. It's important to pat skin dry so you're not rubbing at the tattoo. It's also important to use a lintIf you are still in the cling film stage, give your tattoo minutes to air out before reapplying the cling film.
How often should you wash a new tattoo? How long to keep a tattoo wrapped in cling film. Depending on the size of your artwork this may be longer and your artist will let you know but a general rule of thumb is: Small line-work pieces — keep the cling film on for one to two days. Palm-size pieces — keep the cling film on for two to three days. Larger artwork — the tattoo artist will direct you on how long to keep your cling film in place on bigger tattoos.
How often should you change the cling film? How to replace the cling film on your new tattoo. To do this simply; Take off the existing cling wrap. Wash the area following the cleaning steps above.
Put new cling film over the tattoo and use micropore tape to keep it secure if needed. Removing the cling film. When to put cream on a new tattoo.
The cream works in a number of ways, ultimately helping your tattoo stay fresher for longer; It speeds up the healing process by keeping infections at bay. It will help soothe inflamed skin and prevent itchiness and irritation. What kind of cream should I use on a new tattoo? The most frequently asked questions regarding tattoo aftercare. Can you go overboard and take "too" much care of a new tattoo? Should I cover my tattoo with cling film when I sleep? How do I know if my tattoo is completely healed?
What should I do if my tattoo scabs or skin around it starts flaking? Can I go swimming with my new tattoo? When the peeling begins after days, the tattooed skin will flake like a sunburn. When the tattoo has fully entered the peeling phase, discontinue the plastic wrap. As mentioned before, moisture can be very detrimental to the healing process. Too much plastic wrap on the surrounding untattooed skin—or not changing the wrap often enough—can lead to development of a moisture rash.
This will appear as bright red irritation with tiny pimples around the effected area, and will likely feel painful and itchy. If this happens, do not re-wrap the tattoo or try to medicate it.
Instead, let it dry completely and peel on its own. Apply lotion to the area once irritation has diminished. A combination of methods 1 and 2 is NOT recommended. Please only use one method or the other.
Give your tattoo the time and attention it needs to properly heal. Engaging in actions such as swimming, tanning, removing the bandage early, and general disregard for it, are done at your own risk. If you suspect an infection has developed, please seek medical attention immediately, as untreated tattoo infections can have very serious health consequences.
Clean and dry the new tattoo and surrounding skin, and do not apply any lotions or ointments. Before starting the Saniderm process, make sure the entire area has been shaved, plus an additional inch all the way around the site of the tattoo, as this will help with bandage adhesion and removal. Cut the Saniderm tattoo aftercare bandage to allow at least 1 inch of the bandage to be in contact with undamaged skin around the tattooed area.
More room is suggested in highly mobile areas.
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