Jacks1985 0 Posted February 16, 2020 Can anyone help does this look ok? i got my tatoo done on Wednesday i have bean washing it and using bepathan on it like my tattoist told me to but im worried im doing it to much any advice appreciated thanks ;-) x it is starting to get a little itchy but not too bad tatto was done 5 days ago. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottyg 457 Posted February 16, 2020 looks fine SJP0tato and Dan 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan 2,439 Posted February 16, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, scottyg said: looks fine I agree, it looks great, and stop looking at it with this Edited February 16, 2020 by Dan SJP0tato 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hogrider 1,677 Posted February 17, 2020 First, tattoos itch while they heal. Second of all, quit drowning it. You're using way too much lotion, I can see that from the pic. The goal of the lotion is so that it doesn't dry out, it's not to cover it with a protective coat. Last, it takes 4 -6 weeks to heal so just don't look at it until then. SStu and Gingerninja 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacks1985 0 Posted February 17, 2020 It is strarting to flake but im worried that the flakes come off prematurely when i wash it? And advice or tips on that? And when putting lotion on how can i do this without putting on too much lotion and bot taking off the flakes before their ready? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan 2,439 Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) 15 hours ago, Jacks1985 said: It is strarting to flake but im worried that the flakes come off prematurely when i wash it? And advice or tips on that? And when putting lotion on how can i do this without putting on too much lotion and bot taking off the flakes before their ready? sounds 100% normal. let it heal ! it will be fine, mother nature made our bodies pretty smart. now, take a deep breath, breath, take a breath, now breath, relax,trust me, it will be ok. Edited February 18, 2020 by Dan Hogrider 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hogrider 1,677 Posted February 18, 2020 12 hours ago, Jacks1985 said: It is strarting to flake but im worried that the flakes come off prematurely when i wash it? And advice or tips on that? And when putting lotion on how can i do this without putting on too much lotion and bot taking off the flakes before their ready? Shame on your artist for not going over the healing process with you. The flakes are DEAD skin. DEAD. DEAD. They aren't coming back and they are of no use to you. Just put the smallest possible amount of lotion possible on and the DEAD skin is going to flake off. oboogie 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oboogie 2,073 Posted February 18, 2020 It's fine. As they said upthread, you're putting too much lotion/Bepanthen on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites