CARE INFO

  • YOUR TATTOO IS AN OPEN WOUND AND MOST VULNERABLE TO INFECTION THE FIRST 48 HOURS. For best healing results, follow these steps:

    - Leave second skin on for 2-3 days.

    • Remove second skin gently under warm water, pulling in the same direction as your hair growth. Go slow so that you avoid excess pulling.

    • Wash your tattoo with clean hands using antibacterial soap. I recommend orange dial soap.

    • Pat dry with a paper towel, and then with clean hands, apply a very thin layer of aquaphor to your tattoo.

    • Apply a thin layer of aquaphor 2-3 times a day for the first 3-5 days, then you can switch to a fragrance free lotion. I recommend curèl fragrance free lotion- it’s inexpensive and available at most drug stores.

    • Some light peeling and itching during the first few weeks is perfectly normal and to be expected. It should peel similarly to a mild sunburn. Avoid itching or picking, as this can cause scarring and loss of pigment.

    • Avoid submerging your new tattoo in water (hot tubs, pools, rivers, lakes, etc.) for at least 2-3 weeks, or until your tattoo is done scabbing and healed.

    • Avoid direct exposure to sunlight and tanning beds until tattoo is fully healed.

  • For best healed results, I highly recommend that before your appointment, you follow these steps!

    • At least 2 weeks before: start taking a daily multivitamin. This will help immensely by strengthening your immune system and improving ink retention, speeding up healing time, and reducing the risk of infection. Also, the less stress to your immune system, means the less pain during your tattoo.

    • At least 1 week before: Drink lots of water! The better hydrated you are, the better ink retention you’ll have, the less pain you’ll feel, and the less you’ll bleed which will result in a quicker tattoo.

    • At least 3 days before: Exfoliate, moisturize, and avoid the sun / tanning beds! This will help your tattoos healed result.

  • This is a very controversial topic amongst both tattooers and lactation consultant’s. The short and safe answer is that if you’re breastfeeding you should avoid being tattooed due to the increased chance of infection and transmittable disease that could cause harm to you or your baby. You’re more susceptible to infection when you’re postpartum & nursing due to a compromised immune system. If you were to contract an infection and need antibiotics, it could harm your baby & milk supply as well. Ultimately, I feel that it’s a personal choice for moms to make based off of discretion, however a lot of artist opt out of tattooing breastfeeding clients due to increased risks during healing & liability for the health of mom & baby. If you have more questions regarding the topic, I recommend seeking advice from your doctor or lactation consultant. I do recommend waiting at least 3 months postpartum to be tattooed. Pregnancy & postpartum hormones can make your body react adversely to the ink during healing, and can cause poor ink retention or in more rare cases, an auto immune response.

  • The legal age to be tattooed in Oregon is 18+ & you must be able to provide a valid form of ID.

    You should avoid being tattooed if you’re on antibiotics or blood thinners.

    If you have an autoimmune disease, allergies, or are prone to break outs / rashes, it’s best to seek advice from your doctor before receiving a tattoo. Always inform your artist as well.

    If you have psoriasis or eczema, it’s very important to seek the advice of a doctor or dermatologist before getting tattooed. It’s typically recommended to avoid getting tattooed in areas you’re prone to flare ups because tattooing causes light trauma to the skin that can instigate a flare up and potentially really effect the way your tattoo heals or reult in delayed scarring in mre extreme cases.