Tattoos: basic guide to decide and take care of it later

Tattoos ointments were once "reserved" for certain urban tribes and were associated with certain radical thoughts or behaviors. However, now they are tremendously widespread and we can find all shapes and colors: tribal, cartoon, portraits, animals, geometric shapes ... Are you thinking of getting a tattoo? We help you with a guide to decide and some tips for its care, especially in the summer months.

To get a tattoo or not: here's the question

Getting your first tattoo is a difficult decision. I say "the first" because once you hit the next ones usually go down at lightning speed, at least at first. But the first tattoo aftercare cream is usually the most complicated because we are full of questions: what do I do? Where on my body do I get tattooed? Will it suit me? It will hurt me? Will it affect my work life? (Yes, this happens today) will it be too big or small? Do I do it in color or black?

Although it is a very hackneyed phrase, and although today there are different ways to remove tattoos (some more successful than others), these are usually for life , or so we pretend when we do them. That is why it is necessary that we make the decision in a very thoughtful way: if you are considering it, take your time to decide what and where you want to draw. Think about whether it goes with your personality, with your lifestyle, with what you want to convey to yourself and to others. Ponder the pros and cons and don't make decisions lightly.

Do tattoos have to mean something?

It is one thing to meditate what we want to do and where, and quite another is that a Tattoos ointmentsalways has to have a deep or hidden meaning, which does not have to be that way. Many times tattoos are a simple body adornment like any other accessory we have, only that you carry it with you at all times. They simply have the meaning that you want to give them.

Obviously, there are also tattoos that mean a lot to the person who wears them: a special date or person, an event in our lives, something we want to always remember.

Time to get a tattoo: frequently asked questions

Is it important to choose a good studio and a good tattoo artist? Of course: if you have already decided on the design and the place, you still have to choose the tattoo studio where you will do it and the tattooist in charge of making your design. In all cities there are currently a multitude of tattoo parlors: a good idea to play it safe is that if any of your friends or acquaintances has a tattoo that you like how it has been executed, ask them where they have been done and who has tattooed.

Tattoos, blood donation and epidurals: Frequently asked questions are also if you can donate blood having tattoos or if you can put an epidural in the process of childbirth. Regarding blood donation, in Spain it is necessary to wait 6 months after the tattoo has been made to be able to donate for security reasons. Regarding the epidural, if the tattoo is in the lower back (which is where this injection is applied), there are times when it cannot be applied due to the risk that the needle will drag ink with it and there may be complications in childbirth.

How to care for a tattoo

Have you already got your tattoo done?!! Congratulations!! Now it is crucial that you take good care of it, especially during the first days, so that it heals correctly and looks in good condition. Before leaving the studio, the tattoo artist will give you some instructions on what to do and how to take care of it in the first days, and you can always turn to him if you have any questions.

When the tattoo is finished, the tattooist will put an antibacterial ointment on it and cover it. Two techniques can be used to cover it: the most widely used, the classic, is with a dressing or cling film that you must remove after two or three hours, while another way to do it can be with a self-adhesive dressing that remains attached to your body for two or three days .