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Is it bad to keep covered?

Is it bad to keep covered?

Postby PolleD » Mon Sep 10, 2018 10:01 am

When you leave the shop initially they wrap plastic over your tattoo and tell you not to take it off for a few hours. What if you wanted to wrap it up like that before you left your house every day? Would that be bad for it?
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Re: Is it bad to keep covered?

Postby Ribeye » Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:04 am

Yeah you need to let your skin breathe. The air will help the healing process and if you leave it covered it will take longer.
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Re: Is it bad to keep covered?

Postby Dougie » Sun Sep 16, 2018 11:27 am

Covering it up with plastic after the first day is unnecessary because your deep layers of skin are not exposed anymore.
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Re: Is it bad to keep covered?

Postby Sampson » Wed Sep 26, 2018 10:22 am

First couple hours is all it needs to be covered mate
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Re: Is it bad to keep covered?

Postby Whoopi » Tue Oct 09, 2018 11:18 am

If its a bad tattoo you should keep it covered to spare us from seeing it too
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Re: Is it bad to keep covered?

Postby Zenith » Sun Oct 28, 2018 10:09 am

Whoopi wrote :
> If its a bad tattoo you should keep it covered to spare us from seeing it
> too

lol right put some duct tape over that sh*t
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Re: Is it bad to keep covered?

Postby BOOTH » Sun Dec 02, 2018 10:37 am

Yes covering it is only for when its super fresh and your skin is exposed but after that first day you are safe to take off the wrap your artist put on you.
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Re: Is it bad to keep covered?

Postby Peaked9 » Tue Dec 11, 2018 11:37 am

Has there ever been a person who gets the plastic wrap stuck to their skin from keeping it on too long?
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Re: Is it bad to keep covered?

Postby classiK » Mon Jan 21, 2019 4:33 pm

Yes and then it rips your top layer of skin off which also jacks up your tattoo
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Re: Is it bad to keep covered?

Postby mizceedub » Mon Feb 25, 2019 7:12 pm

Covers should be done with plastic only. And only left on for an hour at least and at most. Anything more, your sweating which will cause an infection. Those who use per towels, I don't care for. When blood dry, your gonna have pieces of tissue stuck to your healing skin... go with plastic, no more than an hour, and no less. Locks color in, keeps skin moist. Then, use a clean paper towel, dampen and add antibacterial soap, brush off lightly, get another paper towel and wet with just water, wipe off soap, then use a dry one to pat down. Apply a&d for few days, twice a day, follow up with unscented fragrance free lotion.
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