Aftercare

First 24 hours

• After 24 hours, take off saniderm (see next section for best removal practive).

• You will notice liquid pooling up underneath the bandage - this is normal. This is mostly plasma and ink.

• Liquid may leak out - We suggest not sleeping in your best bed-sheets / or wearing your favorite white clothing during this time as they may get stained.

• The edges of the bandage may roll up - Use medical tape to secure it back to your skin if this happens. You can get a roll of this tape from a store like CVS. It is very important that you try your best to keep your bandage in place.

• If the bandage rolls up to the point where any of your fresh tattoo is exposed to the air, take it off at your next convenience. Re-securing the bandage at this point would be a bad idea as your tattoo may have been exposed to bacteria which could cause an infection.

• The bandage is water-resistant, so showers are fine. We do not recommend bathing, or any kind of communal water - hot tubs, pools, ocean etc (until tattoo is completely done healing, which usually takes two weeks).

• Working out is fine. Although Avoid anything excessively sweaty though, like hot yoga for instance, Too much sweat can cause the bandage to become unstuck.

Remove Saniderm

• Soak the bandage in a tub for 20 mins. If you do not have a tub, a long shower will do. The purpose of soaking before beginning to remove is to help soften the adhesive.

• After you’re done soaking, stay in the tub / shower, and slowly begin to peel one of the edges away. Take your time here - it may take a good 5 mins to peel it off. Be very careful to not damage the fresh tattoo. Continue to use the water to help ease the bandage away. Try peeling the bandage in the same direction as your body hair is growing - much less painful this way.

• Under no circumstances should you remove the bandage without pre-soaking. Do not take the Saniderm off dry. Do not pull it off quickly. Treat it with care!

• Once the bandage has been removed, you will notice residue left over from the liquid that pooled up in the first couple of days. Using whatever soap you normally clean yourself with, massage this into your new tattoo and then rinse in clean water.

• Do not apply lotion that day - Let the tattoo air-dry for one night before beginning with lotion.

Lotion

• The day after you have removed the bandage, begin with the lotion.

• Apply a very thin layer to the tattoo twice a day for one week.

• After the first week is up, apply once a day until you feel the tattoo doesn’t need it anymore.