cmk1987 1 Posted January 1 Hey guys, quick question. I recently had a large section of my back piece filled in solid red. Two weeks in, the other colors used in the session have peeled and are totally fine. The red looks super “leathery” and very itchy. No pain. Any thoughts or is this to be expected with this much red? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ezh 4 Posted January 2 Some people have sensitivity to red ink! Do you have any other tattoos with red? From what I understand, the healing is more annoying and it may be more likely to require a touch up than other colors. 1 cmk1987 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Queen Rocks 40 Posted January 2 (edited) I can only speak from my personal and limited experience. My latest tattoo had red, but only very little (about the size of a jelly bean). It didn't take to my skin as well as the other colors...it faded and looked leathery (though I would describe mine as more murky or greyed out). Very peculiar, but it's nothing that couldn't be fixed with another quick session. Like ezh said, red ink can be more touchy than other colors, but it depends on the person's skin. Since it's only been two weeks, I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. Give yourself another 2 - 4 weeks to heal, at which point you'll be in a better position to make a fair assessment. Touch ups are usually free and I'm sure if your artist is good at his job he/she will do everything they can to make it look awesome -- after all, they have a reputation to uphold. 😉 Edited January 2 by Queen Rocks 1 cmk1987 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SStu 2,254 Posted January 2 Yep. Red reacts funny with some folk. On the other hand, you've still got a month or more's healing expected. 2 cmk1987 and oboogie reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmk1987 1 Posted January 2 Yes I have other pieces with red and they’ve healed fine. This is a huge section of solid red though, so maybe that’s what’s going on. It’s odd. Incredibly itchy and literally feels like leather. I’ll just have to wait a couple more weeks. Could just be super slow to healSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hogrider 1,631 Posted January 3 As you can see from my avatar, I have a lot of red on my back. I've never had a problem healing red, but as others have said, you're nowhere near healed at this point. 1 oboogie reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites