•Leave the initial Drilock pad bandage that the artist covers your new tattoo with overnight. Please do not re-bandage your tattoo. If it comes off wash immediately and follow the instructions below.         

•When the time comes to remove the drilock bandage pads, please be sure to clean all parts of your hands and under your fingernails before beginning. Singing “happy birthday” slowly is generally considered a good amount of time to wash hands. If the Drilock pad feels stuck to you just run it under running water to remove.

•Wash your tattoo under running warm water with a gentle liquid soap using only your fingertips. Ritual Arts prefers a castile based soap such as Dr. Bronner’s baby mild. Wash until you have completely removed all excess ointment, plasma, and pigment. Pat your new tattoo dry with a clean paper towel. 

•If bandaged with DermSheild this bandage stays on for several days. There may be a significant amount of fluid under the bandage. this is normal. If it leaks then remove the bandage Early.

remove in the shower. Gently peel the bandage using plenty of liquid soap and water. this should be a slow process. do not pull up and away from your skin.

Once removed wash thoroughly and pat dry. If it feels dry or itchy feel free to MOISTURIZE. lotion tends to help remove any exess adhesive as well.  

DO NOT SCRUB YOUR NEW TATTOO 

DO NOT CLEAN WITH A WASHCLOTH

NEVER USE BAR SOAP  ON A HEALING TATTOO           

•Clean your new tattoo 2-3 times a day in this same manner for the first three days. Following that, wash twice a day until your new art is healed.

•Once your new tattoo is completely dry and flaking you can use a small amount of white unscented lotion.Generally you will be waiting a couple days from the bandage removal before using lotion. Ritual Arts prefers Recovery tattoo lotion, Alba, Aveeno, or Nature’s Gate. You may use Eucerin or Cetaphil. ( Remember a little goes a long way!)

•Your new tattoo is going to itch, it is going to peel, and it is going to flake. These are very normal stages of the healing process. Please don’t pick or scratch at it, this could infect or damage your new tattoo!

•Absolutely no direct sunlight for the first 2-3 weeks. Wear sunscreen after that.

•No submersion in water for the first 2 weeks. This includes your bathtub, the kiddie pool, the ocean and any other body of water.