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RM 05AftercareCare sheet CS-01Five stagesUpdated 22.09.2026

Care sheetAftercare

Healed in about
6 wks
Wrap off at
2 to 4 H
Free touch-up
3 months
Questions
03 9380 4412

A tattoo is an open wound for the first week and a record for the rest of your life. Follow the sheet, stage by stage, and it heals the way it was drawn.

RM 05 · Case A Stages · From the chair to healed

ST. 1 Hours 0 to 4

The wrap

A fresh fine line tattoo just after the session, the skin still shining
ST. 1 · Hours 0 to 4 · A fresh fine line tattoo just after the session, the skin still shining

Do

  • Leave the wrap on for two to four hours, or as your artist says.
  • Wash your hands before you touch it.
  • Take the wrap off under warm running water.
  • Wash gently with plain, unscented soap and pat dry with paper towel.

Don't

  • No re-wrapping in cling film.
  • No towels: they hold bacteria and snag.
  • No touching it to show a friend.

ST. 2 Days 1 to 3

Weeping

Do

  • Wash it twice a day, morning and night.
  • Let it air dry for ten minutes after washing.
  • Sleep in clean cotton. Expect a little ink on the sheet.

Don't

  • No balm yet if it is still weeping.
  • No tight sleeves or straps over it.
  • No alcohol the first night.

ST. 3 Days 4 to 14

Flaking

A black tattoo mid-heal, the surface dull and lightly flaking
ST. 3 · Days 4 to 14 · A black tattoo mid-heal, the surface dull and lightly flaking

Do

  • A thin layer of unscented balm, two or three times a day.
  • Let the flakes fall on their own.
  • Keep it out of the sun completely.

Don't

  • No picking, no scratching. Slap it if it itches.
  • No pools, baths, sea or saunas. Showers only.
  • No gym on that muscle for the first week.

ST. 4 Weeks 2 to 4

Settling

Do

  • Keep moisturising once a day.
  • Expect a milky, cloudy look. It clears.
  • Back to the gym and the pool from week three.

Don't

  • No sun without SPF 50 from here on.
  • No judging the colour yet.

ST. 5 Week 6

Healed

Do

  • Photograph it in daylight and send it to us.
  • Book your free touch-up if a line needs it (within three months).
  • SPF 50 for life. Sun is what fades a tattoo.

Don't

  • No need to keep using balm unless the skin is dry.

RM 05 · Case B Watch for

SignWhat it usually meansWho to call
Redness for two or three daysNormal. Skin around a new tattoo is irritated.Nobody. Keep washing.
Heavy scabbing or a raised lineToo much balm, or it was knocked. Usually settles.Us, with a photo
Patchy line after healingSome skin holds ink unevenly. A touch-up fixes it.Us, for the free touch-up
Redness spreading, heat, swelling, pus or feverPossible infection. Do not wait on it.A GP or pharmacist, today

General care advice, not medical advice.

RM 05 · Case C Healed? File it · Week 6

Healed?File it

At six weeks, send us a daylight photo. We number it, and your record moves from FRESH to HEALED in the archive.

Email the photo Tag @badweathertattoo
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