Before tattooing

You should show up rested and sober and have eaten.

You’re welcome to bring your own clean, big towel (if you don’t mind a few splashes of ink).

Important care instructions for your new tattoo

The tattoo was covered with a special bandage.

1. The next day, carefully remove the bandage and carefully wash or shower the tattoo with warm water and pH-neutral soap. Please DO NOT soak it. That means only showering and no bathing until the tattoo is completely healed. Dry it carefully with a towel and leave it alone for the rest of the day.

   If circumstances allow, do not cover the tattoo with clothing. If the tattoo does not feel tight yet, you do not need to apply cream.

   Apply a thin layer of cream the following day (wound healing ointment, e.g. with dexpanthenol). Depending on how oily your skin is, once or twice a day. Applying it thinly is very important.

2. Take good care that no sweat or dirt gets into the wound! Sweat can breed bacteria, which, like dirt, can cause inflammation. Animal hair can also transmit germs and should not get onto the tattoo.

3. Do not scratch the tattoo!

4. It is best not to wear tight or linty clothes. Wear loose cotton clothing. If your clothes stick to the tattoo, soak the spot briefly with warm water and try to loosen it carefully. Do not just tear it off!

5. DO NOT bathe or swim in a swimming pool, the sea or a lake until it has completely healed (approx. 14 days).

6. No strong sun or tanning beds for at least 8 weeks. The skin is still very sensitive even after the surface has healed and may overreact, which is not in your interest. When exposed to the sun, always use sunscreen with SPF 50 to protect the tattoo from fading.

For second skin bandages, please note

The patch can stay on the tattoo for up to 7 days without you having to do anything.

Still: showering yes, bathing no. If it comes loose so that soapy water can get underneath, remove it immediately, as this would have a negative effect.

After removing the bandage, follow the normal care instructions.

Good to know

Since we have no control over the aftercare, every tattoo is done at your own risk.

If the tattoo becomes inflamed for whatever reason, it would be good to let us know.

Please note that allergic reactions such as redness, pustules, pimples or itching may occur. You may be allergic to disinfectants and cleaning products as well as healing ointments.

Immediately after tattooing, the nearby lymph nodes may swell, as the lymphatic system removes, and sometimes even stores, excess pigment.