In order to give yourself the best chances at healing your new tattoo, we recommended the following steps and have found that these steps work best for most people. 1. After leaving the tattoo studio, leave the bandage/wrap on for no more than 1 hour. Throw it away and never reuse or re-bandage your tattoo. 2. Wash your tattoo immediately after removing your bandage/wrap. Use only gentle anti bacterial soap and lukewarm water to help remove any plasma, ointment and bacteria. 3. Allow the tattoo to air dry completely, then apply a VERY thin layer of Platinum Rose. You can wash your tattoo as often as necessary but, Platinum Rose should only be applied twice per day, once in the morning and once in the evening for the first 3-5 days after getting tattooed or until your tattoo forms a crust and becomes dry and flakey. This is normal. This is the ideal way to use Platinum Rose to speed up and ensure a clean healing process as this is how it was designed to be use and has proven to give us as tattoo artists and our clients the best results. 4. During this time your tattoo will become dry and flakey. We strongly recommend that you DO NOT pick at or scratch your tattoo during this stage. This will this will cause damage to the skin and will hinder your healing results drastically and could cause infection. Allow any lose skin, flakes and so on to fall off on their own. This will happen a lot during showers which is very normal. 5. When you notice the flaking has subsided to a near stand still and your tattoo looks almost waxy, stop using Platinum Rose and switch to a gentle, fragrance free lotion for the next 5-7 days. Continue to wash your tattoo as needed and apply lotion on 2-3 times per day until the waxing phase has passed. 6. After two weeks, we like our tattoo clients to reach out to us and giving us an update on how they've healed as well as to determine if they need any touch-up work. Depending on your artist, we'd recommend reaching out and finding out whether they think you'll need beauty pass or any touch ups.