Freckle Tattoo Care Instructions
Following suggested freckle tattoo care instructions are vital to their appearance and longevity. Learn about preparation and maintenance for your new sun kissed skin.
Before Your Appointment
DISCONTINUE THE FOLLOWING
30 days before your appointment:
- Botox and Fillers
- Laser Treatments
- Vitamin A/Retinol Products
- Fruit or Milk Acids
14 days before your appointment:
- Antibiotics
- Suntanning/Tanning Beds
- Facials and/or Chemical Peels
- Multivitamins, Vitamins C & E, Turmeric, Ginger, Fish and Omega Oils
7 days before your appointment:
- Facial Acids
- Plucking, Waxing, Tinting, Electrolysis
48 hours prior to your appointment:
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Anti-Inflammatories (Advil, Ibuprofen, Naproxen, Aspirin)
12 hours prior to your appointment:
- CAFFEINE! Including Coffee, Decaf, Caffeinated Teas, Coke, Diet Coke, Chocolate, Kombucha
- Working Out
After Your Appointment
DAY 1
Wipe with green soap at the assigned times (8x) or as needed
explained by your artist after your session.
Apply Repair Soothing Gel after each wipe to help alleviate redness, irritability, and itchiness.
DAY 2
Wipe with green soap 3 times (3x): Morning, Mid Day, Evening.
Apply Repair Soothing Gel after each wipe to help alleviate redness, irritability, and itchiness.
DAYS 3 - 6
Wipe with green soap once per day (1x) in the morning.
Apply Repair Soothing Gel after each wipe to help alleviate redness, irritability, and itchiness.
DAY 7
Start balm once per day (1x) in the morning.
Wipe freckle tattoo with green soap first and then apply a very thin layer until all scabs are off.
Apply Enhance Aid Balm daily after freckle tattoo is healed to promote healthy, vibrant looking freckles.
DO'S AND DON'TS
FIRST 7 DAYS:
DON'T do anything that causes sweating, especially working out.
DON'T let any water touch your freckle tattoo.
DON'T wear any makeup on or around freckle tattoo.
DO wash your face with a face cloth or wipes around the tattooed areas.
DO wash your hair by leaning back into a bath or salon style.
DAY 8:
DO start washing your face and hair normally.
FIRST 14 DAYS:
DON'T pick, scratch, or rub your freckle tattoo.
DON'T submerge your tattooed area in water, ie baths, swimming, hot tubs.
FIRST 3 WEEKS:
DON'T do any facials, botox, microdermabrasion, laser or chemical treatments.
DON'T go under the hot or direct sun, sun tan, or salon tan.
DO wear Enhance Aid Balm or Defend SPF 30 Sunscreen once all the scabs fall off.
Trust the Process!
Freckle Tattoo results vary depending on skin type, lifestyle, precare and aftercare attentiveness.
Over the next few days, the freckle tattoo will appear darker and thicker. The reason for this is scabs will grow over the pigmented area as a layer of protection.
In about under a week, the scabs will begin to flake off. As this happens, the freckles may appear patchy or as if some of them have disappeared. And yes, like any other healing process, it's going to be itchy. Be patient, the Repair Soothing Gel and Enhance Aid Balm helps a lot with that, as well as the flaking.
The pigment may start to look light or dewy on the second week. Not to worry, it's a thin layer of scar tissue grown over the pigmented area and is completely normal.
As the scar tissues heal throughout the third and forth week, freckles will begin to reappear. It will darken in color as well.
There will be areas that did not retain through the healing process. This is why an 8-11 week follow up is necessary after your freckle tattoo has healed. Whatever went missing will be refined during your follow up session.
Regular maintenance and continued use of aftercare products will help protect and extend the life of your new freckle tattoo.