MICROBLADING:
Please follow the immediate aftercare instructions provided to you at the time of your appointment. Plus the following:
- Apply the after care ointment given (for the amount of days recommended by your artist) with freshly washed hands, or a clean Q-Tip.
- DO NOT rub, pick or scratch the treated area. Let any scabbing or dry skin naturally exfoliate off. Picking can cause scarring and pigment loss!
- COMPLETELY avoid direct sun exposure and tanning beds for a minimum of 4 weeks after your procedure. Direct sunlight can cause the pigment to change color while it is healing and can also cause hyper pigmentation and scarring.
- Avoid pool, sauna, steam rooms, hot showers and/or hot baths for 3 weeks.
- Avoid sweating for a full 10 days. Any physical effort, gym, hot weather, any other activity that may cause sweating through or on the brows will expel pigment from the dermis producing poor results.
- Avoid sleeping on your face/brows for the first 10 days.
- Keep your bangs and hair pulled back from your face for the first 10 days.
- NO makeup or skincare products to be used on the treated area for two weeks.
- NO facials, chemical treatments and microdermabrasion for 4 weeks.
- NO botox for 4 weeks. We recommend that it’s best to wait until after your touch up heals to get Botox, as an educated injector will take your new brows into consideration when choosing where to inject.
- After 10 days, once the area has healed completely, consider using sunblock when going out in the sun to stop the color from fading.
- Eyebrow tinting should not be undertaken for 2 weeks after your procedure.
- Avoid Retin-A, Chemical Peels and Microderms around the brow area once healed.
Please note: Eyebrows will appear darker and bolder due to natural healing for the first two weeks. This is very common for all permanent cosmetic procedures.
The second phase to this will be lightening and blotchiness while the skin heals over the affected areas.
You will not see your true results for up to 4 weeks post procedure.
TATTOOS:
If you are not allergic to adhesives, or tegaderm products, I will place a second skin bandage over your artwork. In my experience this speeds up healing and reduces the chance of infection. It is completely optional to you and in some spots (such as hands, knees, elbows, or ears) it is not able to be applied.
SECOND SKIN (tegaderm):
- Stays on 1-7 days from tattoo appointment. You may take it off anytime, my suggestion being usually around 3-4 days.
- If your bandage fills up with a bunch of fluid to the point that it is puffed out or sagging, please remove. If you’d like me to reapply please stop in the shop and I can do so.
- For removal you will need to pull up a corner, then pull down away from tattoo. It should unravel. Don’t rip the film against the tattoo, or you’ll risk pulling scabs or ink out. Video example here.
- Once removed, wash the tattoo with just your clean hands and some anti-bacterial soap.
DO NOT SCRUB or wash with a sponge or washcloth (even if you think it is clean, please avoid)
MOISTURIZING
Usually applications are needed 4-6 times a day, for 5-8 days AFTER bandage removal. At your appointment you will most likely receive a package of ointment from me. You may use your own preferred ointment…
DO NOT USE:
- 🚫 100% Petroleum Jellies (like Vaseline)
- 🚫 Antibiotic Creams (like Neosporin)
- 🚫 Scented or Fragrant Lotions
✨ Approved Brands:✨
- ☺︎︎ 𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐫 (drug store)
- ☺︎︎ 𝐌𝐚𝐝 𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 (online)
- ☺︎︎ 𝐀&𝐃 𝐎𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (drug store)
- ☺︎︎ 𝐀𝐯𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐨 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 (drug store)
- ☺︎︎ 𝐇𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 (Ulta)
Please do not over moisturize, or cake on the ointment. It is essential to allow oxygen to reach the healing area.
YOU 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐋T 𝐍𝐎𝐓 *******
For a whole 𝟏𝟒 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒 post tattoo service:
🚫 SWIM
^^ in a pool, hot tub, ocean, lake, or any bodies of water AT ALL
🚫 TAKE A BATH
🚫 TAKE SUPER HOT SHOWERS
^^ warm water will work better with your skin and the tattoo healing process + second skin.
🚫 USE A SAUNA OR STEAM ROOM
🚫 GO TANNING OR EXPOSE TATTOO TO SUN
🚫 ITCH OR SCRATCH YOUR TATTOO.
QUESTIONS?
Please always feel free to call or text me (585) 622-1270 with any questions you may have. The success of your tattoo depends on both of us, and I am more than happy to help.
Thank you for choosing me as your artist :)
I am always looking for healed photos of my work, if you would be as kind as to text me some whenever you get around to it that would be amazing! I also have a survey that reaches out to you for a review on my site - if you could look out for that and help my business grow I would be eternally grateful to you <3