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Is too much lotion bad?

PostPosted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 1:20 pm
by DiaDude
Is it possible to put too much lotion on a healing tattoo?

Re: Is too much lotion bad?

PostPosted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 10:03 pm
by serenade
Absolutely. You risk making the scabbing too soft, which will then slip off when not fully healed, causing it to scar or pull the ink.

Re: Is too much lotion bad?

PostPosted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 7:59 am
by Caked
Not if you live in a dry climate like AZ or NV

Re: Is too much lotion bad?

PostPosted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:55 pm
by sarcastikchik
a little goes a long way. No matter where you are, do not over saturate your tattoo with lotion or non lanolin or vaseline based product. When you "wet" the healing protecting hard skin (the scab) you risk the scabbed layer peeling off to soon and screwing up the tattoo. Yes, too much lotion is very bad!!! No matter what area you live in. I would assume you would have to lather up more often, but never soak your tattoo in lotion.

Re: Is too much lotion bad?

PostPosted: Sun Jul 21, 2019 11:35 am
by TrailMixer
To avoid over moisturizing just dont put on more until your skin is dry of all the pervious application and you wont hurt it

Re: Is too much lotion bad?

PostPosted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 1:35 pm
by bodycanvas
TrailMixer wrote :
> To avoid over moisturizing just dont put on more until your skin is dry of
> all the pervious application and you wont hurt it

Just dont wait until its too dry.

Re: Is too much lotion bad?

PostPosted: Sun Sep 22, 2019 11:00 am
by OpenUP
Caked wrote :
> Not if you live in a dry climate like AZ or NV

Agreed! You dry out every hour if you dont reapply

Re: Is too much lotion bad?

PostPosted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 9:51 am
by Tr4cker
Just set your timer on your phone for every 3 hours and when it goes off put some more lotion on so you dont over lotion

Re: Is too much lotion bad?

PostPosted: Sun Feb 02, 2020 11:39 am
by SickO
serenade wrote :
> Absolutely. You risk making the scabbing too soft, which will then slip off
> when not fully healed, causing it to scar or pull the ink.

I set my timer on my phone every 3 hours to go off then I put more lotion on

Re: Is too much lotion bad?

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2020 12:28 pm
by DPizzle
You really dont need a lot of lotion you just have to keep it moist so it doesnt get really scabby