Be sure your artist covers your new tattoo in a thin layer of petroleum jelly and a bandage. Remove the bandage after 24 hours. Gently wash the tattoo with antimicrobial soap and water and be sure to pat dry. Apply a layer of antibacterial/Vaseline ointment twice a day, but don’t put on another bandage.
Considering this, what should you not put on a new tattoo?
Never use the petroleum based products A+D Ointment, Bepanthen, Aquaphor, Vaseline, Bacitracin, and Neosporin on your tattoos.
Subsequently, what is the best ointment for a tattoo?
Aquaphor Healing Ointment
Keeping this in view, can I moisturize my tattoo with Vaseline?
In lieu of applying a tattoo lotion after your tattoo is completed, try a thin layer of Vaseline® Jelly². … Pat dry with a clean, soft cloth and moisturize with another thin layer of Vaseline® Jelly. Leave off the bandage so the skin can air dry. Wash and re-moisturize 3-5 times a day.
