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Hey!
i just got a tattoo yesterday (yes i know im only 15) but anyway, does anyone know any tips on how to look after it etc and how long it should take for it to heal?
Thanx
Char
xxxxxx;)
i just got a tattoo yesterday (yes i know im only 15) but anyway, does anyone know any tips on how to look after it etc and how long it should take for it to heal?
Thanx
Char
xxxxxx;)
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i aint allowed a tatoo til i move out, your lucky!
The best thing to do is put savlon antiseptic cream on it twice a day for the first week and wash it twice daily too.
DO NOT pick the scabs when it starts, dont scratch it either because it will heal patchy, it will get very itchy and the best thing to do is to slap it instead of scatching !
Hope this helps :mad:
I was told to wash mine on savalon spray which i did in the morning and before i went to bed, and when it was scabbing rub savlon cream in to it.
You can get Tattoo healing cream called Puran - which is excellent and if you use from minute one is great as when I used it my tattoo didnt even scab!
Vaseline is ok but not the best as it keeps air away from it when it should be let to air. Vaseline is good if you want to go swimming or something but dont go into sea/pool water for the first week.
I personally hate savlon for anything... so I'm not best placed to comment on that...
so many questions!!
If you do search on Tattoos there are a few threads where this is all discussed.
2 - 3 weeks is a good bet for healing if all goes well...
But mainly - if pain is stopping you from getting it then you should not be having it done - you should want it done so bad that you will be willing to put up with the pain - however great...
Yeah... but it really hurts anywhere that organs are close to the skin (like over your kidneys) or where your bones are close to your skin (like the spine, and hips on slim people). And my tattooist reckoned the most painful place was on the sole of your foot, and my ex reckoned that the tattoo on his arse cheek didn't really hurt.