Day 1 — Keep it dry
After the session I cover your tattoo with a pad. It stays on until the next day so the tattoo stays dry and no moisture gets to it.
Healing. Cared for well.
I recommend dry healing: for the first days your tattoo stays dry and disinfected, and only then is it lightly moisturised. Here is the process step by step. The personal instructions you receive after your appointment always take priority.
Questions about healing? Write me ↗︎From day 2 — Clean & disinfect
Remove the pad and gently wash the tattoo in the shower with water and a pH-neutral soap. Pat it dry with paper towel – not with a cloth towel. Apply Octenisept several times a day to keep the tattoo dry and disinfected. No cream yet at this stage.
After 2–4 days — Light moisturising
Now the skin starts to peel. Apply a very thin layer of an unscented care cream and keep doing this for two weeks to help the skin recover. Please don’t scratch or pick at flakes and scabs.
3–4 weeks — Take it easy
Avoid sun, sunbeds, swimming pools, saunas and intense exercise for 3–4 weeks. Wear loose clothing that doesn’t rub the tattoo. Afterwards, protect your tattoo with sunscreen long-term so the black lines and areas stay crisp.
Touch-up included: if an area needs reworking after healing, I’ll do it free of charge within 3–4 months.
This guidance does not replace medical advice. If redness, swelling or pain persists, contact me or seek medical help.
This is what healed looks like.
These pieces are documented as healed — your tattoo can sit just as clear and settled after healing.
Healed: Flowing blackwork arm tattoo with interwoven black bands
Healed: Samoan-inspired sleeve with geometric bands from shoulder to wrist
Healed: Ornamental leg tattoo with floral patterns and curved arches
Healed: Abstract blackout arm tattoo with flowing black areas and narrow skin lines
Healed: Symmetrical Marquesan-inspired tattoo across the upper back
Healed: Samoan-inspired tattoo across chest, shoulder and arm with geometric patterns