Tatto Designs

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Depending on your body style, skin type and tatto design's placement, tatto designs can take a few days or upwards of one week to heal. Because all of the pores underneath this new tat are wide open when the artist finishes, he or she will often seal it off with plastic wrap and tape until you can make it home. Leave this stuff on as long as you are instructed to do so, even if it is hot and uncomfortable. Your first instinct is to show off that bad mother trucker, but don't give in just yet: if you wait and do things properly, you'll be able to show it off proudly for the rest of your life.

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Most artists strongly recommend antibiotic creams and/or "tattoo goop" for the first week or so after you get the tat. Either way, make sure that your tat stays bandaged. You should use sterile gauze and medical tape to protect it from dust, debris and germs, all of which will lead to a sorry-looking piece of trash even if the artist who did it is the best in the world. If nothing else, your skin must remain as moist as possible for the next couple of weeks so that it does not dry out and, sadly, take some of your brand-new tat with it. Flaking pieces of hearts and daggers, initials and portraits, do not make for cool after-effects.

You will of course have to bathe at some point before the tatto design heals. Do not expose the area to direct water. If you take a shower, keep it out of the spray and clean it separately. Use a mild antibacterial soap or body wash: pat the stuff onto the tatto design then use water to gently splash it off. Do not wipe or rub, even when you dry off. Patting will keep everything in place and prevent irritation, especially if the tat is less than a couple of days old.

Reapply the antibiotic cream or tatto goop several times a day, and make sure to keep the site covered. When it's finally ready to show off, it will still look just as great as the day you walked out of the studio, and you can count on it to last for a long time.

Tip: keeping the tatto moist will prevent most of the itching and other irritation that might tempt you to scratch, pick or rub it. Sometimes you'll still have these problems. Do not, under any circumstances, succumb to the temptations. It will undoubtedly mess up the tattoo, which will never heal properly and will forever look like a tatto design given to a person who couldn't keep his or her hands off of it the first week or two. One trick, besides keeping the site moist and germ-free, is to scratch just below or above it. This sometimes convinces your brain that you are, in fact, scratching the real itch. It might seem stupid, but it works for many people and is definitely worth a try.

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