Getting ink off from around a piercing

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Thursday November 8th, 2007 @ 9:04 AM

Filed under: Surface/Unusual

About a month ago I got a tattoo on my chest colored in some, and forgot to cover my few month old sternum piercing with a bandaid. The artist ended up getting ink everywhere on my chest, and he left cleaning the area between the piercing to me.

Well, a month later, and the skin between the two holes is still kind of dark from that leftover ink. How can I get the ink off of that area? I don’t want to scrub it with soap/water as it may irritate the piercing. The sea salt soaks aren’t doing anything to get the ink off of it. It isn’t irritating the piercing, it just looks kind of crappy.

Thanks, you guys rock.

As obvious as it sounds, soap and water should get tattoo ink off your skin nicely, and I’d recommend using a chemical-free soap to avoid any unnecessary irritation, as well - I’m a Dr. Bronner’s girl, meself. You don’t have to ’scrub’ hard enough to irritate the piercing - some gentle friction with the pads of your fingers is really enough, MAYBE a gentle bit of work with a washcloth if the fingers aren’t doing the job. Good luck!