Aftercare

Please remember healing is a process, follow your aftercare and give your procedure time to heal for the best results and retention. 

For all procedures

*Wash your hands before touching any procedure site

For the first 10 days-

-Avoid sleeping on your face 

-No sweating/exercising /heavy exertion

-Avoid water on the procedure site when showering/bathing

For the first 14 days-

-No swimming, no salt water, chlorine, or lake water 

-Do not rub, scratch or pick the procedure site

-Do not apply any makeup or cosmetics directly to the procedure site 

(makeup may be carefully applied around the tattoo)

-Do not apply ointment/lotion/or aftercare that was not recommended directly to you by Micro Ink & Artistry 

For the first 30 days-

-Avoid direct sun exposure or tanning, hats are great for shading your tattoo

-No suanas, steam rooms, skin treatments etc 

30 days and beyond

-Fading is unavoidable, follow these tips to significantly slow down the process 

-Use suncreen daily on your permanent makeup

-Avoid peels, retin-a or any dirivative, exfoliations, microdermabraision, or any product that promotes brighter skin tone or even skin tone on and near your permanent makeup. 

-For lips, always keep hydrated and use a lip balm containing SPF

-Avoid using products to tint or dye lashes and eyebrows

-Follow recommended color boost/retouch schedule

Brows-

-Day of procedure, blot gently with tissue as needed to absorb lymph fluid

-After a minimumof 6 hours post procedure, cleanse brows gently and rinse. Pat dry. (6 hours ensures the skin has had ample time to begin closing)

-Apply a rice grain size amount of aftercare balm with a clean q-tip

-For the next 7 days, gently cleanse brows morning and night and pat dry. Apply a rice grain size amount of aftercare balm with q-tip. LESS IS MORE. Over applying product with be detrimental to your tattoo. 

Lips-

-Use cold packs as needed, 15 minutes on, 5 minutes off

-Swelling should peak on day 2-3, sleeping with head elevated can help reduce swelling and discomfort

-Drink through a straw for first 3 days

-Avoid hot, spicy and acidic food until healed

-Cleanse lips morning and night for the first 7 days

-Apply aftercare balm or aquaphor as needed

-It is normal for lips to feel chapped until fully healed

Eyeliner-

-Use cold packs as needed, 15 minutes on, 5 minutes off 

-Dab eyes gently with tissue as necessary to absorb any watering or tears. 

-Eyeliner uses dry healing method... no balm, ointment, water, cleansers, moisture or sweat until scabs are gone (typically 7-10 days. Usually you will notice little flecks of color on your face after sleeping as the scabs begin to exfoliate) 

-Eyelids feeling tight and itchy is normal, resist scratching and picking

-Use caution when putting in/taking out contacts as to not allow solution to run or stay on eyelid
-Sleeping with head elevated can help reduce swelling and discomfort 

-If necessary, to remove ‘sleep’ upon waking, gently wipe the corners of eye with clean finger tips, dampened with water and pat dry 

-Avoid any makeup on eyeliner tattoo for 10 days

-After 10 days, you may return to normal makeup routine, however, use a new tube of mascara and sanitize any makeup brushes that will be used on the eyelid