Why to Resist Scratching New Tattoos

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Lefty at 1603 Tattoos in Tampa, Florida. On behalf of Expert Village this is tattoo care. So your tattoo is going to be a little irritating after all the stuff and once it starts to flake and peel, it will come very itchy. You want to avoid any scratching of the tattoo because you can accidentally peel off a scab. The purpose of us telling you to use the lotion is to help you get underneath it so it won't fall off on its own so be careful with that. A lot of people tend to pat their tattoo thinking it's going to help it and it really isn't. What it is doing is it is forcing up the ink (the blood) to force out the ink be careful with that as well. I mean you have to grin and bare it, just let it be and don't do anything don't touch it, don't put any anti itchy cream because it's still a cut. So you don't want to get anything underneath your skin that isn't suppose to be there, you're still healing and be careful with that. "