Paige Morse Luxury Beauty & Cosmetics

• You may not see full desired results until after your touchup appointment. Patience is important as it is a two step process!
• Immediately after your procedure, you may experience redness and the skin may be tender. This will subside in a few hours. 
• Initially, your tattoo will appear darker and more defined. Your tattoo will soften and heal lighter within 7-14 days.
• Within a few days, you might experience flaking and the skin will be dry. It is important to let this dry skin flake off naturally and not removed prematurely. As the skin flakes off, it will look as if there is no pigment in the skin due to the protective layer of skin over the "wound." Pigment will come back once the skin goes through all stages of shedding. 
• You may experience itchiness in the tattooed area during the healing process.

CLEANSING AND CARE INSTRUCTIONS:

Aftercare is extremely important, follow instructions for 7-14 days, or until flaking has stopped. 

If you have any questions, please contact the shop for more instructions.  

• With clean hands, use an unscented antimicrobial soap to cleanse in a light/soft motion. *(Dial Gold works great!)
• Pat dry with a clean cloth. DO NOT use excessive pressure. DO NOT rub with anything abrasive.
• With clean hands, apply a very small amount of the provided aftercare ointment to the area. (Rice grain size amount, split between both brows is plenty!)
• You may cleanse the rest of your face as normal, just avoid your tattoo with anything other than the antimicrobial soap.

AVOID THE FOLLOWING:

DO NOT touch your tattoo unless you are cleansing. (A tattoo is considered a wound and infections are possible.)

 DO NOT use any makeup, creams, SPF, or exfoliants for at least 7 days. 

DO NOT sweat excessively for 7 days.  

DO NOT expose your tattoo to the sun or UV Rays during the healing process.*(Wear a hat if needed.) 

DO NOT run direct water on your tattoo, only as you are cleansing.  

DO NOT use any petroleum based products on your tattoo. Only the instructed aftercare product.

DO NOT get massages or facials or skin treatments during the healing process.  

DO NOT use exfoliants, retinols, or acids/AHA’s until after the full 14 days.

 Follow all aftercare instructions as directed, however your skin type and what you expose your skin to may have an effect on your healed results that is out of our control. Healed results are not guaranteed.