Aftercare
Aftercare Process
Please aim to remove your dressing after a two hour period and give your new tattoo a good wash with warm fragrance free mild soapy water (using your hands only, no sponges, clothes etc).
Carefully pat dry with a clean towel and leave to dry out for the first night.
From the next morning clean your tattoo as you normally would in the shower using fragrance free soap or shower gel again only using your hands, before carefully patting dry with a clean towel.
For larger or more involved pieces a dressing will be applied that needs to be removed the next morning. Remove the dressing with clean dry hands and dispose of in your bin. With clean washed hands and with a fragrance free mild soap give your tattoo a gentle wash (using your hands only, no sponges, clothes etc).
With clean hands only carefully apply Love Hope Tattoo Balm onto the tattooed area 2-3 times daily for 7-10 days.
*We only recommend Love Hope Tattoo Balm which is available to buy in the studio & online.
For Best Results While Healing:
Avoid unnecessary touching, scratching or picking of the tattooed area
Use the cream suggested by your artist
Avoid swimming, sun beds and sun bathing until tattoo is fully healed
Shower rather than bathe each day
You may see a small amount of swelling after your tattoo and will notice some peeling and possibly scabbing as it starts to heal, this is all very normal. Its important to remember to not pick or scratch no matter how itchy it may become. You might after the initial healing is complete notice a silver sheen over the tattoo, again this is completely normal as the skin is still healing
Please follow the aftercare process recommended. I am not liable to any complications that could arise from you using a different aftercare method recommended elsewhwhere.
Alan Aldred is not held liable for any aftercare or healing of your tattoo. It is your responsibility as a client to ensure that your tattoo is kept clean and treated according to the guidelines above.