Keep your bandage on for a few hours after the procedure. I have had to correct tattoos from bandages being on for days due to improper artist instruction. If you had a solid experience with that in the past, just understand it was in spite of keeping the bandage on that long.
Wash with a gentle dove or dial soap.
Pat, don’t rub dry.
Rest, elevate if near a joint, and make sure you eat again.
Wash twice daily for 4 weeks, once in the morning, once at night, a third if having been active/sweaty.
Only when your tattoo starts to feel tight and dry should you apply Aquaphor or Palmer’s cocoa butter. This could even be days after the tattoo, as well as the first night. Everyone is different. I promise you will know when to put something on it.
Apply your solution in very thin coats, only as you need.
Do not soak or swim for a week and a half to two weeks post tattoo procedure.
