The black didn't hurt - just made my leg a little twitchy. The color? Totally hurt and made my leg mega twitchy, but it's done and official. It means a lot to me, in a strange, almost unexplained way. Now the most important part comes: the after-care. What I do in this time can either make or break the healing process. First, definitely leave it covered in the bandage for the recommended two to four hours before trying to cleanse the wound (because really that's all a tattoo is, a colorful wound). I cupped my hot water in my hands and lightly poured it down over the tattoo for about a minute, before changing the temperature to cold. This "shocks" your skin, and helps improve healing. You can use any type of liquid soap, so in this case I used my Nuetrogena, in only a small amount, which I lightly applied with my finger over the tattoo. I patted it down for a minute before rinsing it with the same cupping-the-water-in-my-hands technique I used just a few minutes before. I patted it dry with a tissue. I then used an antibacterial ointment on it (with vitamins A and D in it is recommended), putting it as lightly and thin as possible over the tattoo, to keep it from causing any unnecessary running. Tomorrow I continue the ointment treatment, and then move on to a lotion later in the week. And that's that!
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