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     - Treat your new tattoo as an open wound.
     - Keep it clean and DO NOT touch healing tattoos with dirty hands.​
     - Before cleaning the tattoo, wash hands thoroughly with soap and water.
     - After 2 hours, carefully remove the gauze bandage and tape.
         *If the gauze sticks, use a tiny bit of warm water to remove it. DO NOT RIP OFF.
     - Using mild soap and cool water, gently and carefully clean the tattooed area and pat it dry.
         *DO NOT RUB with a wash cloth or towel.
     - Apply a thin later of fragrance free lotion.
     - Repeat cleaning and application of lotion 2-4 times a day until fully healed.
     - Healing can take up to 10-14 days depending on the size of the tattoo.
         *As it heals, expect it peeling like a sun burnt skin. DO NOT PICK AT SCABS.
     - Avoid sunburn, salt and chlorine (pool water), hot tubs, saunas and steam baths while the tattoo is healing.
         *Showering is OK--tattoo can get wet but it should not be soaked.
     - Itching is to be expected. DO NOT SCRATCH THE TATTOO.