TATTOO PREPARATION

YOU MUST BRING A GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO ID AND IF YOU ARE 16 OR 17, YOU AND YOU PARENT/GUARDIAN BOTH NEED GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO ID WITH MATCHING LAST NAMES AND ADDRESSES. IT CAN BE A DRIVERS LICENSE, TEMPORARY ID, PASSPORT, OR MILITARY ID.

  • MOISTURIZED THE AREA BEING TATTOOED.

  • NO ALCOHOL BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT.

  • DON’T SHAVE THE AREA BEING TATTOOED. I WILL SHAVE THAT AREA DURING THE APPOINTMENT. SHAVING BEFORE MAY CAUSE RAZOR BURN OR A CUT AND THEN I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TATTOO YOU.

  • PLEASE WEAR LOOSE CLOTHING WHERE I CAN TATTOO THE AREA EASILY. WEAR CLOTHING YOU WILL NOT CARE ABOUT IF IT GETS INK OR PURPLE STENCIL ON IT.

  • PLEASE EAT A SUBSTANTIAL MEAL BEFORE COMING TO YOUR APPOINTMENT. I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO BRING A SNACK AND WATER, ESPECIALLY FOR LONGER SESSIONS.

  • DO NOT APPLY NUMBING CREAM.

  • NO TANNING OR GETTING SUNBURNT BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT (OR AFTER!!!)

TATTOO AFTERCARE

I WILL MOST LIKELY USE EITHER DERM SHIELD OR A TEMPORARY BANDAGE TO WRAP UP YOUR TATTOO AFTER THE APPOINTMENT. DO NOT PICK OR SCRATCH THE TATTOO. DO NOT SUBMERGE IT IN WATER. NO TANNING OR HAVING IT OUT IN THE SUN FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THE TATTOO WILL BE CONSIDERED AN OPEN WOUND FOR 2 WEEKS, BUT IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 4-8 WEEKS TO FULLY HEAL. PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS WITH THE NEW TATTOO DURING THIS TIME.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE TAKING CARE OF YOUR TATTOOS. THEY ARE A LUXURY AND YOU ARE PAYING FOR SOMETHING YOU WILL HAVE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. TOUCH UPS ARE FREE WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS OF YOU GETTING THE TATTOO.

DERM SHIELD AFTERCARE

  • LEAVE THE DERM SHIELD ON FOR 3-5 DAYS. WHEN THE DERM SHIELD IS ON YOU DON’T NEED TO WASH IT OR PUT LOTION ON IT.

  • AN “INK SACK” MAY CREATE UNDERNEATH THE DERM SHIELD AND THAT IS COMPLETELY NORMAL. IT WILL NOT DISTORT THE TATTOO. THIS BUILD UP OF FLUID IS THE SKIN AND DERM SHIELD HEALING YOUR TATTOO.

  • WHEN TAKING THE DERM SHIELD OFF I RECOMMEND TAKING IT OFF IN THE SHOWER. PEEL A LITTLE CORNER SLOWLY UNDERNEATH RUNNING WARM WATER AND CONTINUE TO PEEL IT OFF AS THE WARM WATER SLIDES DOWN. DO NOT DRY PEEL THE DERM SHIELD OFF!!!

  • ONCE THE SHIELD IS COMPLETELY OFF, WASh THOROUGHLY WITH WARM WATER AND NON SCENTED SOAP. DO NOT SCRUB. INSTEAD WASH GENTLY AND THEN PAT DRY WITH A CLEAN TOWEL. AFTER THE DERM SHIELD HAS BEEN FULLY REMOVED, WASH ONCE A DAY AND APPLY NON SCENTED LOTION ON YOUR TATTOO. YOU CAN APPLY THE LOTION ONCE OR TWICE A DAY DEPENDING ON HOW YOUR SKIN IS.

  • PLEASE AVOID WORKING OUT WHEN THE DERM SHIELD IS ON. IF SWEAT BUILDS UP INSIDE THE WRAP IT COULD AFFECT THE HEALING OF THE TATTOO AND CAUSE BACTERIA TO GET STUCK IN THERE.

  • KEEP THE TATTOO OUT OF THE SUN!!

    TEMPORARY BANDAGE AFTERCARE

  • LEAVE THE BANDAGE ON FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER I HAVE WRAPPED YOU UP. THIS WILL HELP KEEP ANY BACTERIA OUT UNTIL YOU ARE ABLE TO CLEAN IT. DO NOT REWRAP THE TATTOO AFTER YOU HAVE TAKEN THE BANDAGE OFF.

  • WASH WITH WARM WATER AND UNSCENTED SOAP. DO NOT SCRUB, WASH GENTLY. MAKE SURE YOUR HANDS ARE CLEAN AND WASH 3 TIMES A DAY OR WHENEVER YOUR TATTOO GETS DIRTY.

  • MOISTURIZE WITH UNSCENTED LOTION AND CLEAN HANDS. DO THIS 1-2 TIMES A DAY AND MAKE SURE IT IS RUBBED IN WELL.

  • PLEASE KEEP YOUR TATTOO OUT OF THE SUN!!!