​TATTOO AFTERCARE 

After 2 hours
1. First start by washing your hands with a dial antibacterial soap.
2. Remove bandage and wash your new tattoo gently with dial soap. DO NOT use an abrasive cloth
make sure to remove all plasma off your new tattoo ( plasma is a slime like substance that occurs when your skin starts to heal)
3. Pat dry thoroughly and let your new tattoo air dry for the first 2 days DO NOT apply any ointment or lotion
4. After 3 days apply a very small pea size amount of Redemption to your tattoo and gently rub it into the skin until it is absorbed. You do not need to apply a thick coat of the Redemption ointment. Repeat twice daily for the remainder of the healing process up to 14 days.
5. DO NOT pick at your new tattoo if scabbing occurs. Gently rub softly over your artwork to relieve itching.

Your new piece of artwork will usually heal in 7-14 days but can take up to 1mth t0 fully heal.

​Spot testing is available for people with severe allergic reactions.

cuidado posterior del tatuaje

Después de 2 horas
1. Primero comience lavándose las manos con un jabón antibacteriano.

2. Retire el vendaje y lave suavemente su nuevo tatuaje con jabón para marcar. NO utilice un paño abrasivo asegúrese de eliminar todo el plasma de su nuevo tatuaje (el plasma es una sustancia parecida a una baba que se produce cuando la piel comienza a sanar)
3. Seque bien y deje que su nuevo tatuaje se seque al aire durante los primeros 2 días. NO aplique ningún ungüento ni loción.
4. Después de 3 días, aplique una cantidad muy pequeña de Redemption del tamaño de un guisante en su tatuaje y frótela suavemente en la piel hasta que se absorba. No es necesario aplicar una capa gruesa de pomada Redemption. Repita dos veces al día durante el resto del proceso de curación hasta por 14 días.
5. NO toques tu nuevo tatuaje si se forman costras. Frote suavemente sobre su obra de arte para aliviar la picazón.

Su nueva obra de arte generalmente sanará en 7 a 14 días, pero puede tardar hasta 1 mes en sanar por completo. ​Las pruebas puntuales están disponibles para personas con reacciones alérgicas graves.

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Saniderm

After your new tattoo is finished and you have Saniderm applied to your new tattoo.
Your freshly tattooed skin is especially susceptible to damage from outside elements. This includes airborne dirt, dust, pet dander, and other environmental particulates.
Saniderm Tattoo Bandages are permeable enough for oxygen to pass through, which allows the wound area to maintain optimal levels of breathability.
Saniderm works by locking in your body’s natural healing fluids. Your new tattoo will stay hydrated and heal quickly, all while experiencing less scabbing and flaking.
You can wear Saniderm for several days consecutively while your tattoo heals. You can skip the ointment application involved in ordinary tattoo aftercare. ​This bandage is waterproof for the shower but not necessarily ok for swimming of any kind.

The Ink Sack: How it Helps Heal Your New Tattoo
What is an “ink sack?” It’s a combination of essential healing fluids and excess ink that weeps from the freshly tattooed area. When you injure your body, naturally occurring growth factors are deployed to help heal the wound. 
Usually, these healing fluids build up and dry on the surface of the wound, producing a scab. When healing a new tattoo, however, you should do your best want to avoid this scabbing.
Saniderm Tattoo Bandages seal in these essential healing fluids, which aid in scab prevention.
The fluid in the ink sack also contains growth factors that help accelerate the rate of skin repair. This environment keeps your skin moisturized during those critical initial days.NOTE: Depending on factors such as location, color saturation, and personal anatomy you may experience varying levels of tattoo weeping. Do not be alarmed by excessive weeping, or by no weeping at all. If the tattooed skin becomes dry underneath the bandage remove the bandage and use Sanibalm to moisturize.

The Peel: Reduce Discomfort and Prepare for Further Healing 
​Here are a few things you can do to make your experience using the bandage more comfortable: 
Avoid applying the bandage to bent elbows, knees, etc. Keep the tattooed area of the body in a neutral position when applying the bandage.
When removing, pull the bandage slowly over itself (like how you peel a banana).
Run the bandaged area under warm water, or remove the bandage in the shower. The warm water will weaken the adhesion and aid in removal.Leading up to the peel, your tattoo will have already completed the first and most critical stage of healing. However, your skin can still flake. We recommend using Sanibalm or Sanibalm Plus to keep your new tattoo moisturized.

Healing Your Tattoo: How You Can Make Your Tattoo Heal Faster 
The traditional, open method of healing a tattoo can produce unwanted scabs. The premature removal of these scabs can damage your tattoo.By avoiding scab formation Saniderm Tattoo Bandages effectively jump-start your healing process.After removing the Saniderm Bandages, Sanibalm or Sanibalm Plus will help you maintain the head start you have on the healing process.

Saniderm

​Después de que su nuevo tatuaje haya terminado y haya aplicado Saniderm a su nuevo tatuaje.
Su piel recién tatuada es especialmente susceptible al daño de elementos externos. Esto incluye suciedad en el aire, polvo, caspa de mascotas y otras partículas ambientales.
Los vendajes para tatuajes Saniderm son lo suficientemente permeables para que pase el oxígeno, lo que permite que el área de la herida mantenga niveles óptimos de transpirabilidad.
Saniderm funciona bloqueando los fluidos curativos naturales de su cuerpo. Su nuevo tatuaje se mantendrá hidratado y sanará rápidamente, todo mientras experimenta menos costras y descamación.
Puede usar Saniderm durante varios días consecutivos mientras su tatuaje sana. Puede omitir la aplicación de ungüento involucrada en el cuidado posterior del tatuaje ordinario.Este vendaje es impermeable para la ducha, pero no necesariamente está bien para nadar de ningún tipo.
El saco de tinta: cómo ayuda a sanar tu nuevo tatuaje
¿Qué es un "saco de tinta"? Es una combinación de fluidos curativos esenciales y exceso de tinta que llora del área recién tatuada. Cuando se lesiona el cuerpo, se despliegan factores de crecimiento naturales para ayudar a sanar la herida. 
Por lo general, estos fluidos curativos se acumulan y se secan en la superficie de la herida, produciendo una costra. Sin embargo, al curar un nuevo tatuaje, debe hacer todo lo posible para evitar esta costra.
Saniderm Tattoo Bandages sellan estos fluidos curativos esenciales, que ayudan en la prevención de la costra.
El líquido en el saco de tinta también contiene factores de crecimiento que ayudan a acelerar la tasa de reparación de la piel. Este ambiente mantiene su piel hidratada durante esos días iniciales críticos. NOTA: Dependiendo de factores como la ubicación, la saturación del color y la anatomía personal, puede experimentar diferentes niveles de llanto en los tatuajes. No se alarme por el llanto excesivo, o por no llorar en absoluto. Si la piel tatuada se seca debajo del vendaje, quítese el vendaje y use Sanibalm para hidratar.
La exfoliación: reduzca las molestias y prepárese para una mayor curación 
Aquí hay algunas cosas que puede hacer para que su experiencia con el vendaje sea más cómoda: 
Evite aplicar el vendaje en codos doblados, rodillas, etc. Mantenga el área tatuada del cuerpo en una posición neutral al aplicar el vendaje.
Al retirar, tire del vendaje lentamente sobre sí mismo (como la forma en que pela un plátano).
Pase el área vendada bajo agua tibia o retire el vendaje en la ducha. El agua tibia debilitará la adhesión y ayudará en la eliminación. Antes de la exfoliación, su tatuaje ya habrá completado la primera y más crítica etapa de curación. Sin embargo, su piel aún puede descamarse. Recomendamos usar Sanibalm o Sanibalm Plus para mantener su nuevo tatuaje hidratado.
Sanar tu tatuaje: cómo puedes hacer que tu tatuaje se cure más rápido 
El método tradicional y abierto de curar un tatuaje puede producir costras no deseadas. La eliminación prematura de estas costras puede dañar su tatuaje. Al evitar la formación de costras, los vendajes para tatuajes Saniderm ponen en marcha eficazmente su proceso de curación. Después de retirar los vendajes Saniderm, Sanibalm o Sanibalm Plus le ayudarán a mantener la ventaja que tiene en el proceso de curación.

Piercing Aftercare

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What To Avoid
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• Avoid moving jewelry in an unhealed piercing, or picking away dried discharge with your fingers.
• Avoid cleaning with Betadine®, Hibiciens®, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, Dial® or other soaps containing triclosan, as these can damage cells. Also avoid ointments as they prevent necessary air circulation.
• Avoid Bactine®, pierced ear care solutions and other products containing Benzalkonium Chloride (BZK). These can be irritating and are not intended for long term wound care.
• Avoid over-cleaning. This can delay your healing and irritate your piercing.
• Avoid undue trauma such as friction from clothing, excessive motion of the area, playing with the jewelry, and vigorous cleaning. These activities can cause the formation of unsightly and uncomfortable scar tissue, migration, prolonged healing, and other complications.
• Avoid all oral contact, rough play, and contact with others' bodily fluids on or near your piercing during healing.
• Avoid stress and recreational drug use, including excessive caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol.
• Avoid submerging the piercing in unhygenic bodies of water such as lakes, pools, hot tubs, etc. Or, protect your piercing using a waterproof wound-sealant bandage (such as 3M™ Nexcare™ Clean Seals). These are available at most drugstores.
• Avoid all beauty and personal care products on or around the piercing including cosmetics, lotions, and sprays, etc.
• Don't hang charms or any object from your jewelry until the piercing is fully healed.

Tips And Tricks

Cleaning Solution

Use one or both of the following solutions for healing piercings:
• Packaged sterile saline like H2 Ocean (with no additives, read the label) is a gentle choice for piercing aftercare. If sterile saline is not available in your region a sea salt solution mixture can be a viable alternative. Dissolve 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon (.75 to 1.42 grams) of non-iodized (iodine-free) sea salt into one cup (8 oz / 250 ml) of warm distilled or bottled water. A stronger mixture is not better; a saline solution that is too strong can irritate the piercing.
Cleaning Instructions for Body Piercings
• WASH your hands thoroughly prior to cleaning or touching your piercing for any reason.
• SALINE soak for five to ten minutes once or more per day. Invert a cup of warm saline solution over the area to form a vacuum. For certain piercings it may be easier to apply using clean gauze or paper towels saturated with saline solution.
• If your piercer suggests using soap, gently lather around the piercing and rinse as needed. Avoid using harsh soaps, or soaps with dyes, fragrances, or triclosan. • RINSE thoroughly to remove all traces of the soap from the piercing. It is not necessary to rotate the jewelry through the piercing.
• DRY by gently patting with clean, disposable paper products. Cloth towels can harbor bacteria and snag on jewelry, causing injury.
What is Normal?
• Initially: some bleeding, localized swelling, tenderness, or bruising.
• During healing: some discoloration, itching, secretion of a whitish-yellow fluid (not pus) that will form some crust on the jewelry. The tissue may tighten around the jewelry as it heals.
• Once healed: the jewelry may not move freely in the piercing; do not force it. If you fail to include cleaning your piercing as part of your daily hygiene routine, normal but smelly bodily secretions may accumulate.
• A piercing may seem healed before the healing process is complete. This is because tissue heals from the outside in, and although it feels fine, the interior remains fragile. Be patient, and keep cleaning throughout the entire healing period.
• Even healed piercings can shrink or close in minutes after having been there for years! This varies from person to person; if you like your piercing, keep jewelry in—do not leave it empty.
What To Do
• Wash your hands prior to touching the piercing; leave it alone except when cleaning. During healing, it is not necessary to rotate your jewelry.
• Stay healthy; the healthier your lifestyle, the easier it will be for your piercing to heal. Get enough sleep and eat a nutritious diet. Exercise during healing is fine; listen to your body.
• Make sure your bedding is washed and changed regularly. Wear clean, comfortable, breathable clothing that protects your piercing while you are sleeping.
• Showers tend to be safer than taking baths, as bathtubs can harbor bacteria. If you bathe in a tub, clean it well before each use and rinse off your piercing when you get out.

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