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Good to know

Tattoo & Piercings aren't not so simple. 

Here is good things to know before and after to get it.

IT'S OUR MISSION THAT YOU ARE AWARE >>>

Tattoos aren’t a simple thing. It’s not a game to play. It’s serious. When we give you the aftercare procedures, believe: it’s true! 
You can survive some days without eggs, bacon, fat food, pool, alcohol, creams, sun! - Healing process is not a joke, it’s dangerous: during this period infection, inflammation, allergy and others are possible, and in this case, the only option is to visit the doctor to prescribe right treatments.

We follow all cleaning and safe procedures, but AFTERCARE is THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. - we would love to provide 14 days in spa where we can control our customers, but it’s not possible 😅

Our recommendation: Don’t get a tattoo if you want to celebrate your birthday (so alcohol, fat food etc) or going to summer holidays. Give a gift card and after celebration / holidays, you will have time to take care of your new body art. 

One more: allergy - as all type of allergies (food, medication etc), tattoos can react different in each skin, so it’s something that impossible to guarantee 100% before and one more time: visit the doctor, in case. 

If you aren’t 100% sure, don’t get tattoos.

We know, we “sell” tattoos, but it’s important to us to alert all customers about it (because of it we have forms and aftercare procedures for each customer). We really want to work with customers that are really aware about everything above.
 

Tattoos: aftercare

Do NOT eat: eggs, peppers, pork, chocolates, raw fish, shrimp, cinnamon, ginger and fat foods for 10 days.
Do NOT enter: Sauna, sunbed, sea or swimming pool for 30 days.
Men DO NOT TAKE sun for 45 days and women for 90 days.
Do NOT remove flaking of the skin, in any case. The tattoos done in lower limbs need to care in double. Let your legs up as much as
possible for 3 days and avoid any type of exercises for 15 days.
This will avoid inflammations and ink overflow.
Physical activity increases blood circulation and, consequently, increases the release of fluids from the tattoo. Your body can also
produce more collagen in the newly tattooed region, which can thicken the features of your tattoo.

Piercing: aftercare

Clean your piercing twice per day with COLD NaCl 0.9% Sodium Chloride (Saline) and cotton swab. Remove any residue.
During bath, wash the piercing area with antibacterial liquid soap, rinse and dry carefully.
Don’t touch your piercing, except when you are cleaning them. Most infections are caused because of touching.


Avoid sun, swimming pool and sea for 45 days.
Avoid food like pork, sea food, eggs, chocolates and spiced plates.
Keep your phone, glasses or anything that comes into contact with them clean and sterile.
Clean your bedding regularly.
Avoid sleeping on them.
Don’t pick scabs.
Don’t cover them with plasters etc.
Rinse away any products that come into contact with your piercings such as hairspray, hair dye, shampoo, face cream etc.

Swelling, bruising, white/clear liquid (crust) and tenderness - is a normal stage of the healing process.
Infected piercing will be swollen too, but the area around the piercing would be noticeable red and hot to touch. You would have a thicker darker secretion of puss and it could even smell, if puss is coming out of the piercing you have a direct channel to the infection,
keep up your cleaning. If it's still the same after 3 days, see a doctor.

Hands | Fingers tattoo

Hands / fingers tattoo can disappear after sometime (can be days, months or years), needing reinforcement (not free covered by studio in any situation),
Hands / fingers have a high risk of inflammation / infection,
All cleanliness process have to be done accordingly,
Use only cream recommended by tattoo artist,
High recommended to use antibacterial LIQUID soap (not recommended bar soap),
Forbidden to use any chemical products (example: detergent).

Cover up

Pigmentation in other tattoos can be difficult and quality of tattoo is not 100% guaranteed,
Mixing inks (from previous tattoo and new one) have a high risk of inflammation / infection,
Previous tattoos can “reappear” after weeks, months or years.

© 2022 by The Ink Captain Tattoo. 

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