We recommend washing your new tattoo, after first washing your hands with an antibacterial soap. Softly wash the tattoo using just your clean hand. Using cool water, wet the tattoo, wash, then rinse thoroughly. It is ok to wash your tattoo in the shower. We recommend not washing the tattoo during a bath because bathtubs contain a lot of bacteria. Always pat dry with a clean paper towel. Throw the paper towel away after using one time. Apply ointment or lotion lightly.

You need to refrain from submerging your tattoo until it has healed. This is a very common mistake that commonly leads to a secondary infection. You can shower, but no pools, hot tubs or baths until the tattoo has healed (approximately 2 weeks). About | News | Articles | Links | Forum | FAQ | Mailing List | Desktop Patterns | Catalog | Shopping Cart

A new tattoo is an injury to your skin. It's a lot like a scrape. Typically, when the artist finishes, he or she will cover the new tattoo with some sort of bandage. In the old days, this might have been gauze, but now we have non-stick bandages that are much better. Some will use clear plastic sheet, such as Saran Wrap (TM). This is all right, and has the advantage that you can look at your new tattoo without having to lift the bandage.

The artist that did your tattoo will have something very definite to say about the care of your new tattoo, and it is probably a good idea to listen to him/her. Many shops will have an information sheet listing care instructions. The information provided in this section may or may not be the same method your artist offers.

After a couple days of stubble and bristly skin, the urge to shave can be overwhelming. Unfortunately, at this point, shaving is about as brutal on your tattoo as a weedwacker. The wound is still fresh, and especially if you have any scabbing or raised areas, you run the risk of damaging your artwork by running a razor across it. Chemical hair removers are just as bad if not worse - you never want to put anything like that on a fresh tattoo. Of course, you can shave the area around the tattoo.

Not if you're careful. But if it's raining that night, or one of your "friends" splashes you from the swamp or the many water attractions, then all bets are off.

Once it is healed, there is very little that will screw up a tattoo. The one exception is prolonged exposure to sunlight. (the other is scarring, but that is patently obvious). Well, unfortunately it is. The newer inks are better at resisting fading but whatever you do, if you spend lots of time in bright sunlight your tats will fade (over a lifetime, not over a week). Best to try and keep them out of bright sunlight.

Rustblock® was designed not to drip; only the excess product will drip up to 48 hours following the application.

Care will vary depending on the exact procedure but for a general guide please refer to our aftercare page here.

First of all, you can shave over a tattoo once it's healed - you just shave like you normally would as if the tattoo wasn't even there. But the key is knowing when the tattoo is healed enough to be shaved over.

One of the best things for a tattoo is Vitamin E. This will help to keep your colors bright and keep your tattoo looking new. We recommend Ink bomb which is an ointment that we make for tattoo aftercare which does have Vitamin E in it, along with several other natural healing ingredients.

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Wet AMD occurs when abnormal blood vessels behind the retina start to grow under the macula. These new blood vessels tend to be very fragile and often leak blood and fluid. The blood and fluid raise the macula from its normal place at the back of the eye. Damage to the macula occurs rapidly. With wet AMD, loss of central vision can occur quickly. Wet AMD is also known as advanced AMD. It does not have stages like dry AMD. early symptom of wet AMD is that straight lines appear wavy.

Yes, Fine Line Tattoo can cover old tattoos (see above). You can view several examples of covered up tattoo's by clicking here.

Yes. Electrology has never been a problem for tattoos. In fact it is one of the few hair removal methods that doesn't affect the design.