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Heavy scabbing
By Syntheticfish · Posted
To lessen the appearance of rough skin after healing, once the scab has fallen off naturally, use cocoa butter. Putting it on in the morning and at night for the next few months helps your skin stay nourished to return to normal. It was definitely overworked, but scabbing in itself is not a bad thing. Heavy scabbing has a lot to do with how you care for the tattoo in the first 24-48 hours after getting a tattoo. -
Just got a rib tattoo today and I think it’s crooked
By Syntheticfish · Posted
I don't think anyone mentioned this yet... but when you move, the tattoo moves with you, so when you have your arms pulled forward unnaturally like that to look at it you're also pulling the tattoo... the only way to look at a tattoo on the ribs without warping it is to lift your arm 90 degrees to the side and not stretch... when you lift your arm to the front it will always stretch the tattoo... that is the nature of tattoos placed on heavy movement body parts, they will change in appearance as
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