A Tattoo is for Life, Not Just For Summer
Congratulations! Your tattoo should be starting to look the best it has done for several weeks. BUT, just because your tattoo has all but healed, it doesn’t mean that you can start neglecting it from now on for the rest of your life.
If you want your tattoo to continue looking its best for as long as possible, there are some aftercare procedures you should continue to carry out indefinitely.
Tattoo Care Instructions
- Always Use Sunscreen - This is an extremely important rule to remember, and is the number one rule to follow after the initial healing period is over. Always cover your tattoo in at least factor 30 sunscreen when out in the sun or on a sunbed.Although after healing your tattoo will have a few layers of skin form over it to protect it against most elements, the UV rays from the sun/sunbeds will easily penetrate these layers and can really cause a lot of damage to your tattoo.If you’re a sun god/goddess and you’re always outside in the hot weather, it won’t take long for the sun to turn your bright, clear, colorful tattoo into a dull, wrinkled, blurry mess - so never forget to properly protect it when outside or on a tanning bed.
- Continue to Moisturize - Your tattoo will continue to look at its best for as long as your skin is kept at its best. Keep your skin as healthy and as hydrated as possible and your tattoo should stand up to the test of time.
- Drink Plenty of Water - As well as moisturizing to keep your skin hydrated, drinking enough water will also help greatly in clearing out toxins beneath your skin.
- Live and Eat Healthy - An active lifestyle and a high nutrition diet will do wonders for your skin and your tattoos. A healthy lifestyle will ensure a good strong blood-flow to all areas of the body, treating your skin to the correct nutrients whenever it requires them.
Aftercare Summary
So there you have it! Probably the most comprehensive aftercare guide you're every likely to come across. Hopefully you've now learned what to do during the aftercare process (and beyond), and what to definitely not do.
The month immediately after getting out of the tattoo artist's chair is definitely going to be most important time for your tattoo, and as that big patch of ink is going to be with you for the rest of your life.
You're going to be wanting to do anything in your power to ensure that the whole thing heals perfectly - and remains perfect as long as possible for the rest of its (and your) life.
Hopefully you now know how to take care of a new tattoo, and understand that new tattoo care is extremely important no matter how big or small your tattoo may be.
