tattoo aftercare - tattoo goo or aquaphor?

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  1. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

    I know there are quite a few members who have tats. I had some Japanese tat work done (6 hours worth) a few days ago to compliment a tat I had from about 15 years ago. I think I remember using aquaphor on the first one. So, I have been using aquaphor on the new piece(the artist recommended this as well).

    For tat enthusiasts, have you used tattoo goo? Does it lock in bright colors better? Just wondering.

    Thanks and have a great day!!!!

    Hasta la bye bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

    Abner :smile:
     
  2. perrymk

    perrymk Member

    It might be a little late already but Neosporin is recommended to help the skin heal after all that needle poking. Maybe that wasn't what you were asking?
     
  3. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    I just used the goop they gave me. As far as I can tell it worked fine. The colors are still shiny new.
     
  4. Maniac Craniac

    Maniac Craniac Moderator Staff Member

  5. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    I used Neosporin at the insistance of the tattoo artist (he's a germophobe clean freak, which is exactly why I went to him).

    I got this on my right shoulder;

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  6. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    Mine looks a bit like this

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    It's the "auspicious knot," one of the eight symbols of Buddhism. It's on my back at the base of my neck.
     
  7. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    Nice! I've seen that before, but never knew the meaning.....thanks!
     
  8. BlueMason

    BlueMason Audaces fortuna juvat

    I suggest applying cream or oil to it in order to keep the colours vibrant - I do it and even though 20 years old, they still look recent :)
     
  9. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Am I the only person here without ink? Maybe you all should offer some suggestions, or something!
     
  10. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

  11. Maniac Craniac

    Maniac Craniac Moderator Staff Member

    No ink for me. Not now, not ever.
     
  12. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    I suggest something very meaningful to you personally, which is never going to change. For example, my tattoo is the "combat patch" of the 1st Infantry Division. In the US Army, you wear the insignia of your current unit on your left sleeve, and if you ever served in combat, you wear the insignia of the unit you served with in combat on your right shoulder.

    It's very meaningful to me personally, as that was a defining time in my life, and it's never going to change (I'll always be a 1st ID combat veteran). Plus, it's high enough up my arm that it doesn't show with short-sleeve shirts. The only time anyone sees it is when I either show them, or go to the beach.

    Meaningful things can be children's names, military experience, school experience, etc. I don't recommend the names of spouses/significant others, since that CAN change. My wife and I get along great, but I have no idea what might happen in the future. I may someday not be married to her (I hope not), but my children will always be my children, for example.
     
  13. carlosb

    carlosb New Member

    I'm with you. Too proud of my skin color to mess with it.
     
  14. Tireman 44444

    Tireman 44444 Well-Known Member

    I second that emotion. Not now, not ever. Not in a million years. Now, to each their own and have fun with what ever you put on you....
     
  15. carlosb

    carlosb New Member

    I liked Obama's answer when he was asked about a tat. Way to win points with the wife.

    Question: "If you had a tattoo, what would it be and where would you put it?"

    Obama: "Uh, I cannot imagine any circumstances in which I would get a tattoo."

    The candidate then allowed that if placed under gunpoint, "then I suppose I’d have to have [my wife] Michelle’s name tattooed somewhere very discreet."
     
  16. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

    Nice! That red must really stand out against all that green. Did the artist have a bright bright red? I like the contrast.

    Abner
     
  17. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    He did....it came out great, I couldn't be happier with it, and have never regretted getting it.
     
  18. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    As with most things in Buddhism, the auspicious knot has multiple symbolic meanings but the most common is that it symbolizes the interconnectedness of all things. This includes both good and bad decisions. Right now my life is in a particularly good place. In fact, I'm happier now than I've ever been. However, that has not always been true. There have been times when I was especially unhappy, sometimes based on my own mistakes, sometimes because of the behaviors of others. I recognize that my current happiness comes out of my past regrets and that if those problems had not occurred in the past I would not be in my current happy situation. This means that regret is a waste of time. The auspicious knot is a reminder to me not to have regrets over past mistakes. I try to use my mistakes as learning tools to make my life better. The positivity of this builds good karma. I think that maybe the closest thing in western philosophy is from Neitzsche when he wrote, "Whatever does not kill me only makes me stronger." I have imagined that I will eventually get all eight symbols on my back but I have no current plans to add anything.

    Buddhist Studies: The Eight Auspicious Symbols
     
  19. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    That's fine, but please don't imagine that my decision to get a tatoo indicates a lack of pride in my skin color.
     
  20. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    That's awesome.....doesn't get much more personal than that, and there's the added bonus that it looks cool as hell!
     

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