What tattoo healing method is more effective, natural healing, (with moisturizing creams) or saran wrap?
January 19th, 2010 | by admin |My friends are telling me that rather than let my tattoo heal naturally, (airing it out with the application of tattoo-specific moisturizing cream) I should wrap it in saran wrap, to trick the skin into thinking it’s healed. The latter method sounds rather risky when it comes to the proper care of a tattoo.
Just let it dry heal. It will be scabby and itch horribly, but, dry healing is the way a lot of artists heal their tattoos, myself included. I only apply lotion when it itches too bad.
2 Responses to “What tattoo healing method is more effective, natural healing, (with moisturizing creams) or saran wrap?”
By rocketwife on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply
Just let it dry heal. It will be scabby and itch horribly, but, dry healing is the way a lot of artists heal their tattoos, myself included. I only apply lotion when it itches too bad.
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By Essex on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply
No no no – that’s horrible advise.
Let it heal the natural way. Keep it clean and use a thin layer of any unscented, dye free moisturizer.
The only time saran wrap is used is immediately after the artist is done, and even that is only for a max of 2 hours (or until bleeding has stopped)
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