Tattoos can take anywhere from 2 weeks to 12 weeks to heal fully. Depending on factors like placement, size, and the amount of ink used. Because everybody heals differently. It’s hard to say exactly how long your tattoo will take to heal.
But you can do your best to speed up the process with proper aftercare techniques that protect your skin. While the tattoo heals and prepares it for long-term wear.
The Healing Process
The most important part of a tattoo is, of course, its permanence. San Judas tattoos are designed to be permanent fixtures on your body. But what many people don’t know is that they need to be taken care of to look good and stay healthy. Once you receive your brand new design, it begins a healing process that takes anywhere from 7–14 days depending on how long you leave it exposed and under wrap. Over those seven days, your tattoo needs to be kept clean and out of direct sunlight as much as possible for the best results. This can be very tricky for a newly inked customer, who’s dying to show off their new tat.
Soak In Water
Soaking your tattoo in water before you shower will help keep it looking fresh and pretty while it heals. Fill up a bucket or a big bowl with lukewarm water and submerge your newly-inked body art for 10 minutes. San Judas tattoos will lose pigment faster than other places, so be sure to thoroughly cover them with sanitary waterproof bandages that have been soaked in rubbing alcohol to prevent infection. Keep soaking it all up until you’re healed.
Keep It Bandaged
San Judas tattoos utilize an accelerated healing process, though it’s not recommended that you show off your new tattoo for at least three weeks. Your skin might look irritated when it’s removed from its normal environment and exposed to air; however, irritation should subside within a few hours of exposure.
Go Slow During Exercise And Washing Up
When you get a new tattoo, your body goes into healing mode. This means that it is doing everything it can to close and protect your wound from infections. New tattoos are an open door for germs to enter, so we try to limit how much we expose them after getting them inked. Exercising too hard and washing up with hot water will cause your skin to stretch, which can lead to ink lifting off and hurting like hell when it happens.
Conclusion
Proper aftercare for a tattoo is vital to ensuring that it heals quickly and without infection. Because every person’s body is different, there are no set rules for how long it takes a tattoo to heal. However, following these suggestions will help ensure that your tattoo heals safely and promptly. The sooner you begin proper aftercare, the better your chances of having a wonderful healing experience.
