You got a tattoo and now your wondering how long you have to take care of it? Or maybe your thinking about getting a tattoo and you wondering how long it takes to heal your tattoo? Well, you want to take very good care of your tattoo so it doesn’t turn into a disaster. I mean, you did just pay all this money to show some ink on your body, so why not take care of it?

The first couple days your tattoo will ooze fluids out and this is normal. Your tattoo artist will probably have a bandage around your tattoo and its for a good reason. You don’t want any bacteria to get it infected, leave that bandage on. You might feel a sunburn type of feel, don’t irritate it.

Make sure you use some over the counter lubricant to keep the tattoo moist over the next couple weeks. Just make sure you keep the tattoo moist over the next couple weeks.

After a couple weeks your tattoo might start to peel at this point and become dry and itchy. Don’t scratch it, you will make the tattoo worse. After that the tattoo most the scabbing will go away and your tattoo will still be sensitive, so its important to keep taking care of it properly.

A couple reminders: don’t apply Vaseline to your tattoo, try not to get sunburn, don’t swim for at least a few weeks while your tattoo is healing, and don’t apply alcohol to your skin. And if you are still confused, you can always ask your tattoo artist what he suggests. They should give you a step by step process and if they don’t, then next time you get a tattoo make sure you ask for some directions for healing.