During healing, some tattoos will form a protective layer of skin which will then peel away, and others will form a scab - it's completely normal, and depends on your type of skin, the way the tattoo artist's worked the skin, and your aftercare regime. Don't Pick At It During the healing process, your new tatto may become very itchy, and scratchng the area will be very tempting, but this can damage the tattoo as it may draw the...

Since tattoo instruments come in contact with blood and bodily fluids, diseases may be transmitted if the instruments are used on more than one person without being sterilized. However, infection from tattooing in clean and modern tattoo studios employing single-use needles is rare, as Tattoo Studio Hygiene|tattoo studio hygiene is a top priority amongst professional studios. In amateur tattoos, such as those applied in prisons, however, there...

Tattoo Aftercare Tattoo artists, and people with tattoos, vary widely in their preferred methods of caring for new tattoos. Some artists recommend keeping a new tattoo wrapped for the first twenty-four hours, while others suggest removing temporary bandaging after two hours or less. Many tattooists advise against allowing too much contact with hot tub or pool water, or soaking in a tub for the first two weeks. This is to prevent the Tattoo...