milk tank Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 in my apt building i woke up with brown water coming out my tub and sink pipes. the super said let the water drain out. i used the water to clean my tattoo. i waited a hour or so till the water was white again to clean my tattoo what are the chances my tattoo will get infected from the water i used out my bathroom i guess there was a pipe break in my city but i did wait a while before i used it any help. even tho the water was white when i used it i am scared that micro dirt can still infect my new tattoo. sorry for the long story just a germ freak:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Sinha Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 If you used good soap and dried it, I think you'll be OK. If you're really worried, wash the tattoo again. That brown in the water was just metal/setiment that settled. It's likely not going to screw anything up if you used soap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 You could have started an intro thread to properly introduce yourself and ask this question instead of spamming the forum with inane, throwaway posts to get enough posts to start a new thread. daveborjes, Orangutango, tatB and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petes67bird Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Isn't brown water iron? If so, no worries about infection. Sent from my LG-E980 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideOcean Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 in my apt building i woke up with brown water coming out my tub and sink pipes. the super said let the water drain out. i used the water to clean my tattoo. i waited a hour or so till the water was white again to clean my tattoo what are the chances my tattoo will get infected from the water i used out my bathroom i guess there was a pipe break in my city but i did wait a while before i used it any help. even tho the water was white when i used it i am scared that micro dirt can still infect my new tattoo. sorry for the long story just a germ freak:confused: i accidentally all over my tattoo is it danegrous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrayCatLove Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 We're worried about bacteria, not yucky brown sediment. If you're nervous, use antibacterial soap and room temp bottled water for cleaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milk tank Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 i already washed out my tattoo using the pipe i waited a bit tho till the water was clear enough. hopefully i don't get any germs or bacteria from it. but i did use antibacterial soap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAllen Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Bacteria such as staph are part of your normal skin flora. So you're always exposed everyday to bateria that lives on your body. daveborjes and irezumi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milk tank Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 oh wow allen never knew that hope all is well though with me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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