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DO

  • Thoroughly wash your hands before touching your tattoo.

  • Remove your bandage after 1–2 hours.

  • Use AQUAPHOR or HUSTLE BUTTER on your tattoo.

  • Use a non-scented lotion like AVEENO NATURALS.

  • Let your tattoo breathe.

  • Call your healthcare provider with questions or concerns.

DON'T

  • Pick, scratch, itch, peel, rub, or shave over your tattoo.

  • Expose your tattoo to sunlight for at least 3 weeks.

  • Use Vaseline or Neosporin.

  • Use a washcloth or loofah — wash only with your hands.

  • Soak your tattoo in tubs, pools, lakes, or oceans.

  • Have sex, do drugs, or play rock-n-roll. (Just kidding!)

Contact a Doctor If You Experience

  • Fever

  • Waves of heat and cold

  • Abnormal shivering

  • Swelling of the tattooed area

  • Pus coming from the tattoo

  • Red lesions around the tattoo

  • Hard, raised tissue

Tattoo After Care
Instructions

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