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well I didnt clingfilm it in the end, just made sure I didnt sleep on that side (bed seems ink free so it worked lol)Quote:
Originally Posted by Knoxville
just need to remember to clingfilm (or not dunno which) i go for a shower tonight as I forgot yesterday morning
Rave: Its not exactly helpful when I had already been told it, and I said I wasnt going to buy it as I already had aftercare treatment stuff
You don't need to cling film in the shower now man, just make sure you wash and dry it carefully.
cheers knoxville, i'll bear that in mind :)
Aye you need to let it breathe.
Most important thing as everyone has said (but I'll say it again for emphasis) of all though is ffs DON'T PICK IT once it scabs over. Not at all, not even if you think that itty bitty piece is about to fall off anyway so you'll just help it along. It will make gaps if you pick it.
Believe me, after rather a lot of tattoos in my life and being too impatient I can tell you, it's a pain in the ass having to go back months later for 'fill-in' sessions.
Only if the tat is on your ass, surely? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by rox0r
Because of course when you're 80 and wrinkly you're going to be thinking "Oh I wish I didn't have this tattoo, my skin would look so much better without it" as opposed to "Thank the Lord I'm still alive."Quote:
Originally Posted by mycarsavw
imo opinion the only time you might regret it is if you have a name done. Not regretted mine for a moment in nearly 20 yrs, dont recon i'll start either.
Women on the whole tend to regret them more than any man i know.
Of course.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kezzer
Note the :P signifying humour :)
Right.. I'll get some anusol today after my lecture.....at least I can show them the tatt and say its for that lol
I noticed it had started to flake a little off my tshirt today (just a tiny little bit but some seems a little flaky) so I stuck a dressing on it as I'm in uni nearly all of today and dont want to knock it and have more rub off my tshirt...im guessing it was a sensible thing to do but what is good to use as a dressing? Melolin?
Don't use a dressing. All the time it's not exposed to the air is time which is going to slow down the scabbing/healing process.Quote:
Originally Posted by finlay666
It sounds to me like you're treating it far too carefully. Leave it open to the air, dry it carefully when it gets wet and apart from that, forget it's there! I "over-cared" for my first tattoo and it's the one with the worse colour now.
Just chill!
Steve
As SteveL said, there is such a thing as over-caring for your tattoo. If it starts to scab lots you can just put some cream on it like savlon. Personally I used preparation H most of the time, but when it started to scab quite a lot I might've moved to savlon cream once or twice.
Are you always this worried about everything? :confused: I think you need to chill out about this tattoo and stop "over-caring" for it. if you keep putting dressings on it, putting creams on it, washing it over and over, etc. it's going to take ages to heal and it'll look crap!Quote:
Originally Posted by finlay666
- Stop messing with it.
- Stop putting dressings on it.
- Stop washing it all the time.
Leave it open to the air, dry it carefully when it gets wet and apart from that, forget it's there!
Steve
well its my first one and id rather not eff things up with it, taken the dressing off, a bit more of the flaky skin has come off, just going to wash it now and leave it for the rest of the night and get some prep H to stick on it in the morning....is that enough caring for it (the guide didnt say anything after 3 days so I haven't got much idea what to do, and im not intentionally over caring, just not wanting to waste £50+ down the drain by having to get bits done again)Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveL