Aftercare

Thank you for booking in with me diva xx

As a cosmetic tattoo artist, my role is make natural enhancements to your appearance. My work is mostly not designed to replace makeup but to enhance the bare face. 

The final outcome of your cosmetic tattooing depends greatly on your body’s response, including skin type, metabolism, and, most importantly, how well you follow the aftercare guidelines. Proper treatment of the tattooed area in the weeks and months following your appointment will greatly impact how the pigments settle and retain.

Your first session will always heal on the lighter side, this is normal and not a sign to panic. I prefer to work in layers between 2 appointments. This helps keep your results looking as natural as possible as I build the ink up. I can add colour but I cannot take away.

Please note that all cosmetic tattooing, will look darker and more intense for up to one week as they heal. Don’t freak out about the initial color, it's very normal for it to fade to a softer, more muted shade over the healing process. It may take up to 4 weeks to see the final color result. 

Trust the process!

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to email me at vainpaintats@gmail.com

I'm here to help!

• After your appointment, gently dab the area with a wet wipe or a clean wet paper towel to absorb excess lymph fluid. Do this every hour or as often as you can until the area stops weeping. You do not want this fluid to harden as it will increase your chances of pigment fallout during the healing process.
• Avoid getting the area wet. The only time the tattooed area should be getting wet is when you clean the area in the shower. Make sure to pat dry the area immediately after and avoid soaking it in too much water.
• When cleaning the area, you want to use an anti-bacterial soap. Use gentle circular motions to clean the area. This should be done in your daily showers. (If you are unsure of what sort of soaps to use, please send me a message and I can recommend things)
• DO NOT use any exfoliant products or cleansing products containing acids on or around the tattoo. (Glycolic, Hyaluronic, Salicylic, Retinol, etc)
• Avoid hot steamy showers.
• DONT PICK AT YOUR DAMN SCABS!! Pulling off the flaking skin or scabs will pull out pigment resulting in a patchy healed result. I can always tell when a client has picked at their tattoo, plus, it's gross!
• Avoid direct sunlight while the area is healing.
• Avoid exercise for 7 days. The salt in your sweat will push out pigment.
• Change your pillowcase!
• DO NOT use products such as vasoline or bepanthen to heal the tattooed area. If you are unsure what product to use, please contact me.
• Avoid using makeup in and around the tattooed area for at least 1 week.

Dry heal your brows! Follow the general instructions above and leave them alone. You do not need to use creams, however if your brows are feeling extremely itchy, use a VERY SMALL AMOUNT of QV cream or similar unfragranced creams. Less is more. 

Do not expect your brows to heal perfectly after the first session. This is a 2 step process and during your touch up, I will perfect them.

• Avoid spicy foods, hot drinks, food and drinks that stain, citrus for 5 days. Kissing and other intimate activites are also included. 
• For the first 48 hours, a clean diet is highly recommended. Think foods like, white chicken and rice, pasta or salads. This is partially for comfort as acidic or spicy foods can iritate the lips as they are still an open wound at this stage.
• Use a cold pack or ice cubes in a sandwich bag directly after your appointment to reduce the swelling of your lips.
• Your lips will be very dry while healing. You want to keep them as moist as possible during the healing process. Do not let them completely dry out for too long as this will cause the skin to flake off early and affect your healed result.
• Do not pick at the dry flaky pieces of skin. Allow your lips to exfoliate naturally.
• Avoid licking your lips! Your saliva can break down the pigment in your lips.
• You may get a cold sore after the appointment, even if you've never had one in the past. The virus may live dormant in your system. If so, take over the counter medicine Famvir, a prescription from your doctor for Valtrex and a cold sore cream to use a long side your aftercare cream.
• When your lips have fully healed, you may notice the inner bits of your lips may have faded a lot more than the rest. THIS IS NORMAL. The inner skin of your lip struggles to retain ink and requires 2 sessions to fully saturate. This is a multi process service!

!!COLD SORES!!

If you are prone to cold sores, you MUST get on Valtrex immediately after your lip appointment. Get a script from your Dr immediately and insist on it! Valtrex is for Herpes 2 but works for Herpes 1. A cold sore break out can be catastrophic for your healed result.

Eyeliner tattooing has some of the easiest aftercare.

You want to follow the general instructions above.

Thats it!

Look after these similarly to eyebrows. Avoid using cleaners and exfoliants until the area is fully healed. Due to being a small area, pigment can be easily lost if proper aftercare is not followed.

It is EXTREMELY important that you dry heal your brows after having saline removal.

Make sure you are cleaning the area during showers as it's an open wound. 

Leave them alone!! No creams, no aftercare balms, absolutely nothing. 

We want your brows to dry and scab for the most optimal removal results.

Immediately after treatment your stretch marks or scars will have redness, swelling, and look angry for about 2-4 weeks. THIS IS NORMAL! 

60% of your healed result is up to how strictly you follow your aftercare!!!

Day 1-4:

• Do not take Advil for the next 24 hours.
• The area will be red, swollen and feel like sunburn.
• Avoid heat exposure, a gentle cool shower is permitted after 12 hours.
• Clean the area with a mild cleanser and apply recommended aftercare products. I recommend Cereve or Coconut Oil.

Day 3-7:

• The area will start to dry and may flake or lightly scab. DO NOT pick at the area.
• Continue your application of your aftercare cream

IMPORTANT: Always protect the area with sunscreen when exposed to sunlight

Week One:

• The area may still be dry and flakey, keep up with the use of your aftercare cream
• Make sure to use suncreen on the area if exposing it to the sun

Week Two: 

• Noticeable reduction in inflammation and swelling
• Optional: Use Cicaplast twice daily

After 2 Weeks:

Even thought you may see your skin returnning to normal, it is not uncommon to see some redness and/or post-hyperpigmentation. Be patient and allow your skin to heal.

Send me photos during week 4-6 so I can follow up to see if you're ready for the next session or if your body needs more time to heal. Some people heal faster/slower depending on your individual body health, metabolism, and lifestyle. If you're healing slowly, your next session will be around the 90 day mark. Do not be put off on this if that's the case, it's okay!  We need to make sure your body is healing to its full potential before continuing treatment. Be patient. 

Please note that skin types 4 to 6 may need 3 to 6 months between treatments to completely heal and encourage proper healing to reduce the risk of strong hyperpigmentation.