No Pain Tattoo News & Tips: Numbing, Aftercare & Tattoo Advice
Why Black Tattoos Turn Grey (and How to Keep Them Dark)
All black tattoos fade over time. A fresh black tattoo will never look as dark in thirty years as it does the day it heals. But the pace and extent...
How to Prepare for a Tattoo: Everything to Do in the Days and Hours Before
Most people show up to their first tattoo session having thought carefully about the design and very little about everything else. The preparation you do in the days and hours...
Best and Worst Places for a First Tattoo: What to Know Before You Choose
The outer upper arm, outer forearm, and calf are where most experienced tattooers would point a first-timer. They have manageable pain levels, heal reliably, and are easy to care for...
Tattoo Rash, Pimples, and Bumps on New Tattoos: Causes and the 4-Step Fix
In most cases, small pimples or a rash on a new tattoo are not an infection. They are a sign of a correctable problem with your aftercare products β usually...
Why Is My Tattoo Raised and Itchy After It's Healed?
A healed tattoo that suddenly feels raised and itchy is not a sign something went wrong with the tattoo. It is almost always a temporary reaction to something happening in...
Tattoo Redness: What's Normal at Day 3 and When to Worry
If your tattoo is still red and slightly swollen on day three, that is almost always normal. Redness in the first three days is part of the body's acute inflammatory...
The Milky Phase: Why Your Healing Tattoo Looks Cloudy or Faded
Tattoo peeling is a normal part of healing. The surface skin, the epidermis, sheds in the first one to two weeks while the ink sits safely in the dermis below....
How to Clean a Tattoo: Technique, Soap, and Schedule
To clean a new tattoo: wash your hands first, then use a small amount of gentle fragrance-free liquid soap on your fingertips, work it gently over the tattoo in small...
What Are the Best Products to Use on a New Tattoo?
You've just got a new tattoo. You want to protect it. So you go looking for "what to put on a new tattoo" and come back with a dozen different...
Sternum Tattoo: Pain Level, Design Types, and What to Expect
The sternum is one of the most honest placements you can choose. There's no softening it: it's a 9 out of 10. Bone directly under thin skin, no fat layer,...
How Badly Do Hand Tattoos Hurt? A Spot-by-Spot Pain Guide
Hand tattoo pain ranges from 7 to 10 out of 10 depending on exactly where on the hand you are placing the work. The back of the hand sits at...
Do Stomach Tattoos Hurt? What the Abdomen Actually Feels Like
Yes, stomach tattoos hurt. Most people rate the abdomen at 7 to 9 out of 10, with the center of the upper stomach near the solar plexus at the high...