Tattoos
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my Artist told me to let it dry heal. The tattoo has been removed from it's wrapper for about 5 hrs now and it's getting dry/wrinkling. I googled and there are a lot of spots that recommend a tiny bit of non-scented moisturizer to prevent scabbing.
I want to listen to my artist though.What do you guys think? help a noob out!
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It's probably going to scab (at least lightly) no matter what. Although I can be lazy and I've done it, I wouldn't recommend a dry heal unless you've got a bunch of tattoos and been through it.
The lotion route is pretty universal and works great…Remember this...the body wants to be healthy and heal itself, so if you're a reasonably clean and decently healthy person, it should be fine. There are as many opinions on how to heal a tattoo as there are styles of tattoo art out there. Basically many different roads to the same destination. If the tattoo was applied properly you'll be fine either way, but I do believe that some moisture for it is a good thing.
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Yes, but a little moisturizer should bring it back to pretty close.
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so many reasons lucifer is my guy, above is just one of them.
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WOW!
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Thanks so much…
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Looking for ideas on how to cover this up or incorporate it into something else. It was my first tattoo when I was 18. Don't dislike it, just want something different there. It's on my left shoulder and it's about 3-4 in height. Ideas? The shape is throwing me off. Would obviously have to be something circular or spiral in fashion, and don't really want to do the cliche barbed wire-esque stuff.
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