Tattoo Aftercare Guide | Healing & Care Tips

Congratulations on your new tattoo! Thank you for choosing Tattoora Darlinghurst.

Please follow these tattoo aftercare instructions to ensure the best healing for your new tattoo:

DO:

• Stay hydrated – drink plenty of water
• Keep your tattoo clean and dry
• Only use cream specifically formulated for “Tattoo Aftercare”
• For the first 10 days:
  • Avoid hot water
  • Keep your new tattoo away from sun, water and wind.
• Share a photo of your tattoo with us on Google / Instagram / email and stay in touch!!
• Leave us a Google Review
• Follow us on Instagram

Do NOT:

• Pick at any scabs – this can pull out the ink and cause scarring
• Expose your tattoo to the sun
• Submerge it in ANY water — bath, pool, ocean, sauna, etc.
• Apply massage oil
• Wash your tattoo too much! All tattoos need some bacteria to heal. Once a day is enough.

Do’s– Stay Clean, Hydrated, and healthy. 

Dont’s – Touch your tattoo with anything dirty, submerge in any water, Sauna’s and Oils Massages. Avoid unnecessary substances and treat your tattoo as if it’s an opened wound. 

Also DO NOT USE Bepanthen of any kind.  

Option 1- If your artist used a Cling Wrap:  Once you get home (or up to 3 hours after your session), Please remove The Cling Wrap gently and wash your tattoo with mildly soapy cold water and let it dry out in a clean environment. 

If your lifestyle allows it, please leave it out to dry, away from the elements in a clean environment for the next 2 days. Otherwise please keep it as clean as possible.

After 2 days, please start applying your preferred Tattoo aftercare product (at Tattoora,We highly recommend Tiger Spit Balm or Cream) twice daily.

Once the tattoo starts pilling, please start applying the aftercare product 3 times a day. 

Once the pilling has stopped and your tattoo is not shiny anymore, please start applying Tiger Spit Ink Reviver or any High Quality Tattoo Moisturiser) on a daily basis for the rest of your life.

REMEMBER, IT’S ALL ABOUT MAINTENANCE. 

Option 2- If your artist applied a Second Skin: Please just leave it on for 24 hours.

After 24 Hours, please remove it under running cold water,

Removing tips: Pick and hold a corner and pull away from the tattoo and then upwards. Take your time, (A palm size should take a minute to remove). 

Your artist possibly supplied you with another piece of Second Skin to re-apply after removing the 1st one. Please apply it on a freshly cleaned and DRY skin/tattoo. 

You may remove the 2nd cover after 2-3 days 

Once removed, start applying your preferred Tattoo aftercare product (We highly recommend TIGER SPIT BALM/CREAM) twice daily.

Once the tattoo starts pilling, please move to applying the after care product 3 times a day. 

Once the pilling stops and your tattoo is not shiny anymore, please start applying Tiger Spit Ink Reviver or any High Quality Tattoo Moisturiser) on a daily basis for the rest of your life.

REMEMBER, IT’S ALL ABOUT MAINTENANCE.