Neiko Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Hey guys n' gals! Joined up after being a long time reader. Sadly I did so because I am having my first problem with a tat. But anyhoo, a little about me. I am 31 and have been getting tats for the last 5 years or so. Have two large ones on my lower right leg, a half sleeve on my right arm, and working towards a full sleeve on my left arm. All of my tats are from the same artist as I have come to trust him and really respect his work (the only problem is getting an appointment in a reasonable amount of time haha jk). I'm a big fan of American traditional, portraits, bright colors, and especially animals! For some reason I got a thin scab over the entire new tattoo. I would post a picture but I don't think this is the appropriate spot. I'm just not sure what to do when a scab starts to crack. The scabbing isn't super thick or raised, but I didn't wanna moisturize it too much because I know they need to dry out. When I tried to do some research I was overwhelmed with conflicting opinions and information. Some say to just let it dry out and some say to apply a tiny bit of lotion to prevent the cracking /sigh. Anyways, I know this isn't the spot for this type of discussion, so I just wanna say hello to everyone and that I look forward to being a part of this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marley mission Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 let see a pic btw - some tattoos scab for me personally - it has to do with location on the body at least this is what i think has been the case for me oh and as far as care goes - when i have scabby tattoos i just leave em be dry heal it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SStu Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Yep. probably not a problem at all. post a picture, here is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neiko Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 Okay cool! I didn't want to break any forum rules but if it's all good then here is a picture: The raspberry is bright red so I am starting to think that may just be the color showing underneath the scab and not blood. Everything else on that arm has healed perfectly so far so that's why I am worried (the picture of the owl is really blurry, it looks a lot more crisp): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neiko Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 I talked to the artist. He said to keep applying a tiny bit of lotion /shrug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marley mission Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 it'll heal eventually - i hate when they get scabby like that when i have real scabby spots - i tend to just dry heal at that point ride it out just part of the process sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neiko Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 it'll heal eventually - i hate when they get scabby like thatwhen i have real scabby spots - i tend to just dry heal at that point ride it out just part of the process sometimes Thanks I appreciate the advice! It seems illogical to moisturize a scab! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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