Tattoo Care for a Foot Tattoo

Whether your new body art arm, back, legs or tattoos that you want the same tattoo care process, as outlined below should be followed.

After receiving a new tattoo, your artist uses ointment, usually & D, and wrap your tattoo in SARAN wrap or medical context. That is, the foreign substances from the tattoo. The new tattoo is a wound, abrasion on the skin, and may be susceptible to infection with the proper tattoo care is not followed. So with regard to the first few hours, it is normal procedure in most tattoo studios.

Remove the patch of your new tattoo for at least 4 hours (but not more than 12). You have to wait to remove the link until you clean with soap and warm water all dried blood or ink that was left after removal of the tattoo was completed. Do not soak the tattoo. Rinse thoroughly and dry it, let them dry in 5-10 minutes before using the ointment. You should still wash your new tattoo at least 4 or 5 times a day for the first week.

Bacitracin regularly throughout the day, massaging a very small quantity in the skin tattoo slightly moist, but not smothered blot excess. Healing tattoo should never stay submerged in water. This means that, short showers are fine, but any form of bathing or swimming is not recommended. Not re-bandage your tattoo after removing the original patch, the skin needs to breathe. Use no petroleum products such as petroleum jelly - it will suck the ink from your tattoo and cause it to fade. If you notice small itchy wounds occur after fluid-filled using a particular product, immediately discontinue use, wash the tattoo and let it dry.

Proper tattoo care requires that you do not wear anything that rub against your new tattoo. After receiving the foot tattoo make sure that no socks, shoes, stockings, or that it will spawn until it is fully healed wear. You must plan ahead if you plan to get a tattoo on one foot, as you receive it run until it healed. Leg tattoos may require touch-up, thanks to rub abuse shoes and wear prematurely.

You should only apply ointment, until your tattoo begins (peel like sunburn), which are all 3 days 1 week. If the skin does not begin to get at her. If the tattoo is completely entered peeling phase, you should stop using the ointment.
This area will be dry and itchy, and a good cream should help. Avoid lotions and creams that smell, artificial colors and other unnecessary ingredients that can irritate healing tattoos contain. If you have registered good care of the tattoo, you should not develop scabs. If scabs develop, they may remove the color beneath them. It is very important that they can dry completely. Bark eventually fall on its own. Never pull or scab.



Your new tattoo is an open wound, so refrain from activities such as swimming, sunbathing, early elimination of the link. Make sure that the proper tattoo care to follow the instructions to properly care for your foot tattoo heals. Your foot tattoo will be with you for life, and it only takes a week or two to your attention that good forever.

Redness and sometimes bruising around the new foot tattoo is normal that the first day or two, but if you notice increased redness or bumps contact your local tattoo studio for more information.