Tattoos

1. Healing

1.1. Wash tattoo with warm water and scent free hand soaps

1.2. Avoid rubbing the new tattoo as much as possible

1.3. Pat area dry with clean paper towel

1.4. Apply an ointment such as A&D that is high in vitamins but avoid Neosporin

1.5. Avoid sun contact and keep applying ointment until tattoo is healed

1.5.1. No baths or swimming should be done

1.6. Scabbing will occur

2. History

2.1. Done Since the Stone Age

2.2. Found on the earliest peoples living in the Alps and Egypt.

2.3. First documented professional tattoo artist was from Germany in 1846

3. Process

3.1. Fill out proper paperwork and release statements

3.2. Clean and prepare area of skin to be tattooed

3.3. Apply tattoo stencil

3.4. Artist will prepare tattoo gun and inks and will begin tattooing skin

3.5. Once tattoo is finished and cleaned a piece of plastic will be placed over top of it to help germs stay out of the open wounds