Take Care of your Tattoo!

If NOT using second skin

Wash the tattoo thoroughly using mild antibacterial soap (like Dial or dove) with clean hands.
Pat dry with a clean towel or let air dry.
Apply a SUPER THIN layer of ointment on your new tattoo (So thin that you almost want to wipe it off).

Repeat steps above 2-3 times a day for about a week.
Expect your tattoo to be swollen, red, and oozing for the first few days.
Your tattoo will start peeling after the first few days and may scab. DO NOT PICK at the scabs because it will cause the ink to fall out.
Once it is peeling and there are no more open wounds (about a week), you can stop washing it and stop using ointment.
You can now start using lotion because it will be dry and a little scaly.

Leave the second skin on for about 3-6 days
Take off the second skin under water* (in the shower is best). Pull slowly backwards and  try to take it off in one piece. (*Clean, running water is ok, still/Steam is not!)
Wash your tattoo with soap and water.
Keep A thin layer of lotion on your new tattoo as it will be dry for about a week or more.

DO NOT LEAVE ON FOR THE FULL 5-6 DAYS IF:
- You are having an allergic reaction (you will notice rashy red areas around the edges of the bandage that are extra itchy).
- Any part of the tattoo becomes exposed. (The bandage does tend to roll at the edges. Try  not to pick at it.)
- The second skin fills up with fluid to the point you think it will leak/pop.

*If you need to take the second skin off before 5 days, or if your tattoo still has open wounds, please follow other directions given.

it takes about 2-3 weeks for a tattoo to heal.

If you have any questions/concerns, please reach out ASAP!

For further info, questions or concerns about sanitation or sterilization procedures. contact

Dekalb County Board of Environmental Health

404-294-3700

445 Winn Way, Ste. 320 Decatur, GA 30030

For Emergencies contact the Kaufmann Clinic (Midtown) 404-881-9727