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How to Take Care of Your Tattoo

3/28/2019

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How to Take Care of Your Tattoo by Tatty Zaps Tattoos
Hello all! I know I have been a bit MIA on here lately (follow me on Instagram to keep up with my life, I post multiple times a week!), but we have been in the full swing of being business owners, doing all the side hustles, and some other very exciting things that I have been getting in to!
So since I have not had any leisurely time to write posts on here, I am stealing this post from our tattoo shop's website!



How to Take Care of Your Tattoo by Tatty Zaps Tattoos
Today's post comes to you from none other than Tatty Zap's very talented tattoo artist, and my husband, Nick LaPinta! Nick has just recently started dipping his toes into the very exciting waters of blogging, when we started our Tatty Zaps Tattoos website and decided that we should have a blog portion! So far we only have a couple posts, but he is getting pretty good! So without further ado, "How to Take Care of Your Tattoo", with pictures all taken from Nick's impressive portfolio.
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How to Take Care of Your Tattoo by Tatty Zaps Tattoos
​So you finally decided to put your big kid pants on and get your first tattoo, or maybe it's just been a while. After searching or asking your friends about which tattoo shop to pick, you finally find one (hopefully one with reputable work and great reviews *cough Tatty Zaps Tattoos cough*)! You go through the whole process and it comes to the end. Surely by this point, your artist should have given you a physical copy or verbal instructions on how to take care of your tattoo. Well, just in case they didn't or you just forgot and are too embarrassed to call them, here are our tattoo aftercare instructions!
Many artists and tattoo shops have different methods and products to use in their aftercare. I, in no way am claiming that mine is better or more right than another artist's. These are my methods and that is all.

How to Take Care of Your Tattoo by Tatty Zaps Tattoos
​1- Your tattoo is most likely wrapped, maybe by plastic wrap or Saniderm. Remove your wrapping once you are home.

2- Wash your tattoo off. Use anti-bacterial soap such as Liquid Dial or Dial Gold bar soap. Be gentle, you were stabbed many times and your skin is probably mad at you. Lather it up and make sure you get all the plasma and blood off of you (if there is any). Rinse your new tattoo with warm water and then pat it dry. Don't wipe. Again, your skin is probably pretty mad at you.

(Get started on your summer outfit to show off those newly healed tattoos!)
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3- Let your new tattoo air dry over night. If you got a tattoo in an area that can be covered by a shirt or pants over night, please do so! If your tattoo were to stick to something (clothes, pillow, bed sheets), it's easier to take your shirt to the bathroom, rather than your bed sheets. In the case of your tattoo sticking to something, soak the stuck area in warm water and allow the tattoo to soften up. Remove whatever was stuck to you off your new tattoo SLOOOOOOOOWLY! Pulling it off too fast may result in pulling some of that precious new ink out.

4- Ointment! Now this part is important. lack of this step can cause your tattoo healing time to take forever if you neglect to take care of it. Sometimes that can even void the "FREE TOUCH UP" offer (if your artists offers one).
We here at Tatty Zaps Tattoos prefer you to use 1 of 4 things (in order from best option to last resort).
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How to Take Care of Your Tattoo by Tatty Zaps Tattoos
1- Tattoo Goo or other tattoo aftercare made products, these are designed for healing your tattoo. Wal-Mart may still sell it, but don't quote me on it. Some shops may carry it for you as well!
2- Aquaphor, you can buy it pretty much anywhere. Wal-Mart, Target, CVS, Rite- Aid, ext.
3- Burts Bees, yup you heard me. It works great.
4- Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, like I said... Last resort!
Do NOT use Vasoline, A&D, or Neosporin!!!!
Wash your hands first. Then apply a very light coat, covering the whole tattoo. Do this at Least twice a day (once in the morning and once at night). If you're able to, apply a coat in between during the middle of the day.
Do this everyday, until all the scabs have fallen off (the average person should be scab free within 5-10 days).
If you have any questions or concerns, IMMEDIATELY contact your tattoo artist and they will do their best to make sure you're taken care of!
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How to Take Care of Your Tattoo by Tatty Zaps Tattoos
And that's it everyone!
Thank you so much for reading, be sure to pin this for later, follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and if you are ever in the Atlanta area, be sure and get tattooed while you're here!

Tatty Zaps
(678)539-7932
2531 Piedmont Rd. NE 
Atlanta, Georgia 
Suite 100 Salon 502

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Check out Tatty Zap's latest post, "How to Take Care of Your Piercing".


​Peace Love and Tattoos
Jess <3

6 Comments
delhi eprocurement link
4/20/2019 04:18:15 am

Great post. This article is really very interesting and effective.Thanks for sharing.

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Mia Evans link
8/24/2021 09:06:44 pm

Thanks for pointing out that using an ointment is vital to ensure that the tattoo will heal fast. I will keep that in mind now that I plan to get myself one on my 30th birthday this coming September. These tips will help me get the final result of the artwork that I will choose on my skin as soon as possible.

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The Tattoo Pro link
9/30/2021 03:06:06 pm

There are very much misconceptions in the society about the tattoo part. Very few people know the exact information about the tattoo care and about how to take care of tattoo.
Thank you so much for providing this important information about the tattoo. Also here are some effective and impactful antibacterial soaps for the tattoo aftercare.
https://thetattoopro.com/best-antibacterial-tattoo-soaps/

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MckinneyVia link
8/8/2022 11:15:06 pm

Thanks for sharing this useful information! Hope that you will continue with the kind of stuff you are doing.

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Daisy James link
5/23/2023 01:30:42 pm

It's good to know that you should clean your tattoo with anti-bacterial soap. My brother was talking to me on the phone last night, and he talked about how he wants to look into getting his very first tattoo in a couple of weeks once he finds a studio to go to. I'll pass these tips along to him once he finds a studio to go to so he can know how to properly take care of his tattoo.

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