Aftercare for feet tattoos?
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Wednesday September 3rd, 2008 @ 11:39 PM
Filed under: Tattoos
Hey,
i just got my first tattoo today on both feet, and when i was told about the after care one tattooist told me that i was to wash it with hot soapy water(as hot as i could bare) where a differant one said that i was to wash it will cool soapy water?
will it matter that much or will it affect it?
thanks
The temperature of the water should have very little effect on how the tattoo heals, although I personally would suggest using warm or cool water. The thought of putting really hot water on a fresh tattoo just sounds unnecessarily uncomfortable (although, I know it is suggested by some).
When it comes to feet tattoos, your biggest issue is likely going to be the swelling. I would suggest staying off them as much as possible for the first few days. Drinking lots of water and using an anti-inflammatory (if you can tolerate them, of course) of some sort may be beneficial as well. Friction is going to be the other big issue. Try to wear shoes and socks as little as possible during the initial healing period…but keep your feet clean, obviously.
Good luck!
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2 Responses to “Aftercare for feet tattoos?”
When I got my right foot tattooed, I didn’t think it through enough and had to go to work like three days after I got the tattoo. I work in a warehouse and stand on my feet all day!! So, what I did, and what worked quite well for me was to put some A&D or whatever on that you use, if anything, and take a regular plastic sandwich bag (no zip-lock!) and put that over your foot, and use some tape around the top. Put on a sock, and your shoes and go. I would definitely recommend a few changes of bags/socks/ointment however!
mary k. on September 4th, 2008 at 1:26 amThe next couple of weeks are a critical time for you and your new tattoo, which is why tattoo shops will go to the trouble of providing written aftercare instructions for their clients. If you’ve looked into aftercare at all, though, you quickly realize that these instructions vary from shop to shop, and they have also changed over time. There are a few reasons for that variation. Different products for aftercare are available in different places, even on the same continent. Tattoo artists may he apprenticed using certain products and may keep using them even when they move off and set up their own shop. Experience and a history with these aftercare products is important in the same way that experience is important for the choice of tattoo inks. Confidence in a product or technique builds over years of working with hundreds if not thousands of clients.
tattoo-aftercare on September 6th, 2008 at 5:04 pmLeave a Comment