Tattoo Ointment...

[lorka150]

I went and got a tattoo today and the product the store sold for healing had wheat in it. Make sure you look before you buy! They recommended plain vitamin E as a replacement.

[Guest nini]

anytime my hubby or I have gotten a tattoo the shops recommended neosporin for healing... or any triple antibiotic ointment...

[lorka150]

i had the vitE on hand, so it was fine, but i've been recommended polysporin, too, which is probably the same thing.

[Guest nini]

yeah, I think it probably is...

[penguin]

Use either triple antibiotic ointment or A & D ointment. A lot of the stuff the tat shops hock can pull the ink out

That's what the shop owner I used to work for said, anyway. She didn't sell any of them for that reason.

[elonwy]

Don't use neosporin, as it makes the tattoo heal too fast and fades the color. My friend owns a tattoo shop, and he says that you shouldn't use ointments with healing properties for exactly that reason.

I think he's got a good point, because my first tatoo, I used neosporin and it faded pretty quickly, the next two I didn't and they still look great.

Elonwy

[GlutenFreeAl]

Dude, you didn't tell me you got a tattoo!?!?

How does it look?

[tiffjake]

I am soooo glad someone started this thread! I got a tattoo 2 weeks ago today, and it looks terrible! I alternated between A&D ointment and Neosporin, and it has lost all of the color, but the black outline is still there. There are red bumps around the outside, and it is peeling/scabing/flaking really bad!!!! The tattoo shop is over an hour away, so I am not sure what to do! I went to the dermatologist on Monday, and she swabbed it for infection, but said that she would call me by friday if it was infected. I will go ahead and call on Monday to ask what the results were, but in the meantime, anyone know if this could be a gluten reaction?? I have never had anything like this before! Anyone know if anyone with an allergic reaction to the color ink?? Thanks, Tiffany