First Tattoo

Just keep it covered up completely for a minimum of 3 weeks as this is the average complete healing period. The more you protect it at this point, the better it will heal and look later.

~Try to stay out of water - bathtubs, hot tubs and pools for the first three weeks, these things just impede the healing process and can damage the work you paid for!

~Don't use vaseline, citrus products, tea tree products (or anything with unnecessary chemicals, dyes or perfumes on your new tattoo. If you can't afford to buy

the aftercare for healing it, it's better to use nothing on it, than to potentially ruin the ink with clogged pores or rashes!).

Remember, you chose the tattoo design, endured the pain, paid for it, now don't ruin it -- protect it so you can show it off for years to come and make your artist proud! This article was written to inform only and is not meant as medical advice. I am not a doctor, but am in the tattoo industry.

For any further questions, or to order Raven, feel free to go to the Raven Tattoo Care website at www.raventattoocare.com or email me at missy@raventattoocare.com. Raven is sold wholesale only on our site, but can be found for sale worldwide to the public on ebay. Missy Coggin, partner, Raven Tattoo Care

My First Tattoo - The Art of Body Modification

My first tattoo experience totally rocked! My dad (a former Marine with plenty of ink himself) knew what to look for an approved a studio for me to be tattooed at. He said he would sign for it since I was only 17, all I had to do was save up the money to get it. Seemed almost too good to be true. I saved the money for the quoted cost of the tattoo, and went to my dad all excited.

He frowned at me. He said I had to tip the tattoo artist too. He didn't previously inform me of this. I was irritated. I asked him how much more I had to save. He told me. I was bummed, as I had blown the rest of the money from my paycheck.

A slow two weeks passed before I had the rest of the money needed in hand. I gave it to my dad for safe keeping. He made my appointment. I was excited, I thought the appointed day would never arrive. I could barely sleep the night before, I was filled with excitement and nervous anticipation. On the appointed day, my dad and I left the house early. We stopped at the local grocery store. My dad handed me a five dollar bill and told me to 

get a package of jolly rancher hard candies and a bottle of sprite. I looked confused and asked why I needed to purchase these items. He said since I was a diabetic, it was to help with the blood sugar spikes and that I should just shut my mouth and get my butt into gear. I frowned at him, but went to purchase the aforementioned items.
 

We arrived at the tattoo studio for my first and new tattoo approximately fifteen minutes before my appointment time. I looked at my dad. He said it was better manners to arrive early as tattoo artists only make money when they have clients in the chair, and being late could hurt the artists income flow. My dad talked to the receptionist and filled out the needed paperwork to have his minor child tattooed. I didn't realize he had brought my school id and birth certificate with us, along with my drivers license.

  
First Tattoo