How to Prevent Your Tattoo From Fading?

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This is an important but often overlooked area. In this article, I will provide you with 5 tips on how to make sure your tattoo stays colorful and attractive beyond the first couple of years. It takes discipline but eventually, it’s worth your effort. The tattoo you get today will be with you until you die. Over the years, it is inevitable that your body’s natural aging process will cause your tattoo to lose its vibrancy and brightness.

Not to fret, there are tips to prolong this inevitable and there are a few things you can do to help prevent your tattoo from fading.

Tip 1: Find an experience tattoo artist

The quality of your tattoo has a lot to do with the placement of its pigments. Tattoo pigments should penetrate deep into the middle layer of your skin. If the pigments aren’t placed deep enough, they’ll be too close to the skin’s surface. As the skin’s top layer constantly sheds dead skin cells to make room for new skin cells, tattoo pigments that are too close to the surface will also shed. As pigments shed, the tattoo will start to lose its brightness.

Hence, choosing your tattooist is important and you want to work with someone who is experience and know what he or she is doing. Ask around or anyone you know for references. And remember, you will often get what you pay for. If you are a member to any tattoo fraternity, you will no problem in finding a good tattoo parlour and artist. All it takes from there is some asking and research!

Tip 2: Proper care for your new tattoo

The first few weeks after your ink is a crucial moment and it has a lot to do with whether or not your tattoo fades. Do not scratch as it might pull up some of the pigments. It is important to apply ointments or moisturizers continuously to your tattoo during the first 2 weeks.

If scabs develop, never pull them off or you risk pulling out some of the tattoo’s pigment. The less pigment there is, the less vibrant your tattoo exudes, which gives it a fading appearance. Keep your new tattoo clean to prevent it from becoming infected; something else that can cause pigment loss.

Tip 3: Protect your tattoo from the sun!

Your tattoo is as vulnerable to the sun’s powerful ultraviolet rays as your skin. The ray can break down the pigments used to colour your tattoo. Never let it happen to you. Always get into the habit of putting sunscreen on your tattoo every time you go outside, even on cloudy days. You’re supposed to do this to help protect your skin against premature aging.

Invest in sunscreen with a minimum SPF of 30 and apply a liberal amount to completely cover your tattoo. Remember also to reapply sunscreen after swimming or sweating. If you’re always outside and applying sunscreen takes too much effort, you can instead cover your tattoo with clothing or a bandage. No matter what method you choose, always protect your tattoo from the sun’s damaging rays.

Tip 4: Choose your colour

Choose tattoo colours that are stable and most resistant to fading. Blacks and blues are the most stable colours. Colours with red-based pigments such as yellow, orange, purple and magenta are more difficult to maintain which makes them prone to fading. Keep this in mind when choosing colors for your tattoo.

Tip 5: Develop healthy habits

While you can’t stop natural aging process and your skin to degenerate over the years, you can slow them down by developing healthier habits. Eating better helps supply your skin with the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants to remain youthful. Stop smoking and drinking; two bad habits that irreversibly damage healthy skin cells.

Changes in your skin will affect the appearance of your tattoo. Start taking care of yourself and start right now! You’ll be doing both your body and your tattoos some good! Get sufficient rest, have ample sleep and your body will naturally stay radiant and young.

And there you have it. Some really easy ways you can help prevent your new tattoo from fading.

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