Can you swim after got a new tattoo?
Did you really want to put all that salty bacterial fishy water in your tattooed sensetive area ? Or did you really want to put some chlorine and people pee on your tattooed open wound area?
It may seem good idea to swim after a new tattoo, but if you dont want to gamble about your health, we think it is really not going to end well. First of all if nothing happens as medically , still your tattoo will fade earlier than ever.
After geting a tattoo done your skin gets damaged. Your skin needs to repair 80% of the healing process in 3 days before you go in any pool or swimming.
Total healing process of the tattoo may take up to a month and you should be passionate about taking care of a new tattoo.
You must wait at least 2 week before swimming. It is just as important for your health as it is for your new body art.
Chlorine and many other chemicals that is in the pool water and the bacterias already in the salty sea water is not good for your damaged skin.
You should keep your new tattoo moistrized and let your body to heal your new tattoo perfectly.
How to tell if your tattoo has fully healed
Knowing if your tattoo is full may take time. Keep washing it once a day and gently apply your aftercare cream next one month for beter results. In a week it will start itching and almost healed.
General information about the healing process of the tattoo may take up to 2–4 weeks. The location of the tattoo, style , color or not , big or small will effect the healing time.
A big piece of tattoo may take 3 months to heal.
