Got my first tattoo today...not a bad experience at all...after the initial burn it was ok
Came home from the shop and after an hour took off the covering per his instructions...washed with soap and water and patted dry. left alone for about 20 minutes per his instructions again before I put a light coat of A+D....
This is where I need a little advice.....he said just to put a very very thin layer on the tattoo...I did and what is happening is the tattoo is becoming "wet" after like 15 minutes of putting the A+D on...working the ointment in it seems like a fair bit of color is coming up too....now from what I have read this is somewhat normal the 1st day or so after getting the Tat...the part that is confusing me is I read that if a tattoo gets a film or wet over it, that is a sign of putting on too much of the ointment and your body heat is causing the weeping of the tattoo (not good)
I swear I am putting on the thinnest layer possible of the A+D and it still gets this wet film over it after 10-15 minutes....I dab off the fluid build up and then the tat feels dry which is what we are trying to avoid no?
So I'm sort of [censored] if I do, [censored] if I don't...what has your experience been with tattoos? Is what I am experiencing normal? Right now it has been maybe an hour since I put the ointment on and parts of it feel a bit rough and dry...do I want to keep putting A+D on?? I don't want to over moisturize as I was told this was a no no as well.
Maybe I'm being overly cautious as it is my first
Thanks
Goose
Came home from the shop and after an hour took off the covering per his instructions...washed with soap and water and patted dry. left alone for about 20 minutes per his instructions again before I put a light coat of A+D....
This is where I need a little advice.....he said just to put a very very thin layer on the tattoo...I did and what is happening is the tattoo is becoming "wet" after like 15 minutes of putting the A+D on...working the ointment in it seems like a fair bit of color is coming up too....now from what I have read this is somewhat normal the 1st day or so after getting the Tat...the part that is confusing me is I read that if a tattoo gets a film or wet over it, that is a sign of putting on too much of the ointment and your body heat is causing the weeping of the tattoo (not good)
I swear I am putting on the thinnest layer possible of the A+D and it still gets this wet film over it after 10-15 minutes....I dab off the fluid build up and then the tat feels dry which is what we are trying to avoid no?
So I'm sort of [censored] if I do, [censored] if I don't...what has your experience been with tattoos? Is what I am experiencing normal? Right now it has been maybe an hour since I put the ointment on and parts of it feel a bit rough and dry...do I want to keep putting A+D on?? I don't want to over moisturize as I was told this was a no no as well.
Maybe I'm being overly cautious as it is my first
Thanks
Goose