OCT 14, 2009 11:50 PM
DEC 27, 2009 12:16 AM
hi, so the deal is with tattoos is that the tattoo is 'breaking' the skin and putting ink into the skin obviously 
also after your first have a tattoo the first wash is best done in the shower with quiet warm water to open the pores and really wash all the gooey weeping stuff away. you should be able to feel the difference when all that gooey shit is off. then you should blast it with cold water. this closes the pores up. and feels really good.
and in that first 48 hours that tattoo is going to weep all the excess shit out of it. thats why its best to wash it as frequently as it is weeping. that means the 'scab' is going to be lighter and thinner than if you just let all that weeping sit on your tattoo and dry. some times i will wash my tattoo 6 or 7 times, depending on the area and amount of weeping. also its really good hygiene while that area is still 'open'
on bout the 3 or so day your tattoo should really be dried out. its similar to when you fall over a get a scab somewhere. its raw for the first couple of days then it gets a decent scab. but with the tattoo you want a thin light peel similar to sunburn. now usually i recommend people to start putting a tiny bit of cream on but recently i have not put cream on untill it is too dry and then its only a tiny bit.
then it takes anywhere from day 3 to day 21 for the scabs to come off naturally. generally i heal in 4 to 7 days but everyone is different and different areas take longer. and sometimes if the scab comes off too quickly it can double peel which can be annoying!
also you can expect swelling in areas too like ankles, wrists, feet just depends where you get tattooed.
hope that helps. ive had 9 years of getting tattooed experience and trying every single method of healing!
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