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How to Choose the Best Cream for a New Tattoo
The honest answer to which is the best cream for a new tattoo is that it isn't one product - it's the right product for the stage you're in.
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Clear, evidence-led guides to every stage of a tattoo’s life. How to prepare your skin, heal well, protect your ink from the sun and keep it sharp for decades.
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How to Shower With a New Tattoo
The first shower with a new tattoo is one of those small, oddly stressful moments in the healing process.
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Is My Tattoo Infected? Warning Signs and What to Do
A new tattoo is going to look red, feel warm, and possibly swell in the first few days. That is normal.
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How Long Does a Tattoo Take to Heal?
The technically correct answer is roughly 30 days for surface healing and several months for the skin underneath to fully remodel.
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When Is It Safe to Swim With a New Tattoo?
There is a near-universal moment in the modern tattoo experience: realising you have just booked a fresh sleeve and a beach holiday in the same fortnight.
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How to Sleep With a New Tattoo
The first night with a new tattoo is the most awkward part of healing - and the part most people get wrong.
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A Dermatologist's Guide to Tattoo Aftercare
A new tattoo is technically a wound. Treat it like one for the first month and you'll end up with a piece that holds its sharpness, depth, and colour for decades.
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When and How to Apply Lotion to a New Tattoo
When to start using lotion on a new tattoo, how often, and what to use. A dermatologist-informed guide to moisturising fresh ink the right way.
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Tattoo Aftercare in the First 48 Hours
The first 48 hours of tattoo care set the trajectory of your healing. A stage-by-stage guide to tattoo care first day, washing, and the first night.
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LOCK
Tattoo Ink Grip & Recovery Complex
50 mL · 1.7 fl oz
Holds pigment in place through the 14 days that decide how much stays.
4.8 (9)$175
SHIELD
Tattoo Fade & Blur Defence Cream
50 mL · 1.7 fl oz
Keeps healed lines sharp and colour true against everyday light.
5.0 (8)$155
SYSTEM
Curated system
Contains PRIME and LOCK
Everything a new tattoo needs, from 21 days before your appointment to the last day of healing.
5.0 (4)$299Valued at $340
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