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The master finished the last session, and now you are the proud owner of a tattoo, and already in a hurry to show it to their friends.
But it is worth remembering that the outcome depends on your behavior during the next two weeks! Failure to comply with certain rules on care can lead to a significant reduction in the quality of the tattoo, and also harm to your health.
After applying the tattoo master has put a protective bandage to prevent contact with the external environment. In this work the tattoo artist finished and since then, the quality of the image depends only on you!
Remember: proper care of a tattoo depends on its quality and your health!
And to have your tattoo after healing turned into "portak", we will explain how to care for your tattoo immediately after application and prior to full healing.
How to care for your tattoo immediately after application?
When to remove the bandage?
Save protective bandage depends on the nature of the tattoo (work intensity, size and saturation of the tattoo). The average time varies from four to twelve hours, the exact time should be checked with your master.
How to wash a tattoo?
After removing the bandage, you should wash the tattoo with lukewarm water and soap.
Contrary to misconceptions, a fresh tattoo should not be rinsed with alcohol.
Gently, flowing movements, rinse it with cream and lymph clean hands and wait until the tattoo is dry (in any case, do not wipe!).
What to lubricate a tattoo?
After the tattoo has dried, apply an ointment for healing that you advise your tattoo artist (recommended professional products such as "Tattoo Goo", or its analogues, also there is a standard antibacterial and healing agents such as "Agent" or "D-Panthenol").
After applying the ointment, cover the tattoo with a protective film.
The first three days
Within two days it is necessary to repeat the procedure promania and applying a healing cream two to three times a day.
Carefully follow sterility.
On the third day wash and dry the tattoo in the sealing film more is not necessary.
Is it possible to strip off the crust?
After two or three days after applying the tattoo to a crust, which eventually begin to dry and fall.
In any case it is impossible to scratch or tear the crust, otherwise you risk damaging the figure. Delete during the daily washing of the separated fragments, but do not RUB the crust away themselves after the final healing.
What if I stripped the skin off a tattoo?
If you still damaged the crust, don't panic, gently remove the allocation of blood and lymph, apply a layer of healing ointment, and then bandage it.
Repeat this procedure until complete healing of the damaged area.
After complete healing of the tattoo on the damaged part appears the likelihood of pallor of the figure, blurring the outlines and even the appearance of light scars.
In this case, contact your master and agree on the re-painting of the damaged pattern or adjusting it depending on the consequences.
Until complete healing of the tattoo
How long to heal a tattoo?
The average tattoo fully heals from a week to two weeks, depending on the size and density of the pattern.
Up to this point, try to make some constraints in their livelihoods, in order not to harm the tattoo.
Solariums and the sun
If possible, protect the tattoo from direct sunlight, especially in hot climates.
The sun's rays, like ultraviolet light tanning, in a relatively short period of time are able to lighten pigments unhealed tattoo.
In the case that the need to find the sun still exists, you can use a special sunscreen with SPF 30 that you can buy in any pharmacy (approximate cost is 200-300 rubles).
Bathing, showering
Unlike the special washing tattoo, during showering or bathing, with the water can get dirt and bacteria, which, in turn, will cause swelling and inflammation of the skin that will lead to the ejection of the coloring pigment.
Before you shower apply a liberal amount of cosmetic tattoo vaseline, from top, apply the protective film. Thus, due to the hydrophobic properties of vaseline, your tattoo will be protected.
From bathing in sea water and long-time receptions baths have to give up, otherwise your tattoo may lose a significant percentage of brightness.
Alcohol, drugs and load
Alcohol, like many drugs, increases the pressure, which may cause the ejection of the pigment.
In addition, chemical substances can enter into reaction with the pigment, discoloring it or causing painful effects on the skin.
You should also limit physical exertion (running, gym, heavy physical work), which again will increase your blood pressure.
Consequences of improper care
Blanching tattoo, blurring of contours, inflammation
With proper care of tattoo during healing loss of pigment does not exceed 10%.
Accordingly, the initial brightness will be partially lost, and it is the norm.
With improper care the tattoo can lose 50 percent or more of brightness, can blur the outlines, can become inflamed and damaged skin.
Remember that a tattoo is to let the surface, but still a wound, and do not exclude the possibility of different kinds of infections, so try to keep the tattoo clean, dry and protect from unnecessary contact with the external environment.
The responsibility of the tattoo artist
Remember that in case of improper care of the tattoo master is not responsible for her appearance.
Tattoo artist — not a nurse-specialist who needs to perform quality work and provide advice on care and not run after you and make sure you are somewhere you did not.
Responsibility of the master ends with the end of his work, so that in case you have any problems to blame only yourself.
It is important to follow a few simple rules for a couple of weeks, your tattoo will permanently be a source of pride and admiration!
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