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Anything I should know beforehand about being careful?
Ever had a tattoo before?
Well. Be warned that since it is such a difficult area, if you get really fine script like I did, it might not look as clear as you'd like it a few months down the road.
As far as aftercare, what I always do, is wash it once a day with that softsoap antibacterial, cuz that's unscented and only a dollar. You don't want to put ANYTHING you don't have to on your tattoo for the first like, 6 weeks. For the first twenty four hours, I'd probably try to avoid showering even. Don't get it wet, don't let it in the sun (the ink could boil if you started to get a sunburn) for the first 6 weeks, and don't let it soak in water for the first 6 weeks.
But yeah. I always wash mine with antibacterial once a day until all the scabs are gone, and any time it itches, or at least once a day, I put Aveeno moisturizing lotion on it. The one that has like 3 ingredients total, no sunscreen.
NEVER itch it. Slap it if it starts to itch. If you get little tattoo scabs, DO NOT pick them. Be super careful in the shower.
But, it doesn't hurt too bad, no matter where. If you're a little nervous about doing collar bones first, I recommend the arm, up near your shoulder. It's like, painless. Hip was ok, except for bone, and the parts where it TICKLED. Needles penetrating your skin shouldn't tickle in my opinion, but hey, it did. Back of the neck wasn't too bad either but I wouldn't have been able to do that one fist.
I think that's it...any questions?
Although, when you're washing the tattoo with the soap, do you use a washcloth or just your hand? Kind of rubbing it gently over the tattoo?