One Love Tattoos

Please read and carefully follow these directions. They come from years of experience! Proper care of your new tattoo or piercing will ensure the best results.

Piercings:

· Properly cleanse the pierced area by using antibacterial or antimicrobial soap for the external skin 3 to 4 times daily and an antiseptic mouthwash or saltwater for oral piercings.

· Keep the piercing clean for at least the first 6 weeks.

· Use sterile bandages when necessary.

· The recipe for saline solution: 1 Tbsp of natural sea salt and 20 oz. of water shaken until dissolved.

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Tattoos:

· You have been tattooed under sterile conditions.  

· After the tattoo has healed, the brightness of color varies with each skin tone.

· Remove bandage after 2-3 hours. Re-bandage if necessary.

· Wash gently with room temp, soapy water and pat dry.

· Apply a thin coat of unscented lotion or antibiotic ointment/cream 2 to 3 times a day for the first 4 to 5 days. DO NOT USE VASELINE!

· No direct sunlight for at least 2 weeks.

· No swimming or soaking the new tattoo in fresh, salt, or chlorinated water for at least 2 weeks.

· Do not pick or scratch at your new tattoo.

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Report any diagnosed infection, allergic reaction, or adverse reaction resulting from the body piercing or tattoo to the artist and to the Texas Department of Health at 1(888)839-6676.

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