Directly following your tattoo session:
Your artist will clean and wrap your new tattoo and make sure the second skin covers the entirety of the tattoo. Leave the first film on for 24 hours. After that time, you can remove the film. Wash the tattoo thoroughly using warm water and unscented soap, and pat it dry. Once the tattoo is completely dry, you can place a new piece of second skin over the tattoo.

How to remove second skin safely:
Under warm running water, lift a corner of film and gently pull along the skin surface to avoid breaking. Take it slow and steady until the film has fully been removed.
The tattooed area should be mostly, if not fully healed, but the area will be quite dry.
Wash down the area with warm water and non-scented soap. Dry gently with some kitchen roll and use a fragrant-free moisturiser only when fully dry. 
It is normal for your tattoo to feel tender after removing the second-skin. 

How to reapply second skin:

• Clean down the tattooed area with warm soapy water, using non-scented soap.

• Gently dry the area with fresh kitchen roll, making sure the area is fully dry.

• Cut film to desired length, making sure there is enough to cover the full tattooed area.

• Peel off the protective paper layer and apply face down onto the skin, working from one side to the other, smoothing the film out to avoid air bubbles.

• Gently smooth out the film, making sure the film has fully adhered to the skin, fully covering the tattoo, then peel back the arrowed top cover.
  If any area has been missed, repeat the process with a separate piece of film.
  The pieces can be overlapped if needs be.

• This should then be left on for 4 days, but 7 at the very most.
   

What to expect:
The film may fill up with fluid, this is absolutely normal.
This is sometimes referred to as an "ink sack"

Click here to see a video of what we mean. 

All of the plasma, blood, and ink will leak directly into your bandage and pool up in certain areas. It will look dark and inky, and a bit unsightly. Although it looks gross and may be alarming to someone unfamiliar with this healing method, this is totally normal.
 

• Don’t expose your healing tattoo to the sun.

• Don’t put sunscreen on a healing tattoo, just cover it if you need to be out in the sun during the healing process.

• Avoid sun beds until fully healed.

• Don’t go swimming, don't go for baths, avoid hot tubs, etc.

• Don’t submerge your healing tattoo in water as these can contain chlorine and bacteria that can cause numerous health issues.

• Take some days off from the gym.

• Rest and take it easy with your new tattoo is healing. 

• Don’t use scented ointment, moisturisers or antiseptic creams.

• Do not touch, peel, or fiddle with the edges of the second skin, do your best to ignore it and go about your days as normal.