Tattoo Goo……

In for some ink on my outer forearm tomorrow and tattoo goo seems to get good reviews on Amazon, anyone tried it?
Had a tattoo on my inner forearm and just religiously dabbed on bepanthen a million times a day and had no itching or scabs at all but curious as to whether there is better stuff out there?!

bepanthen

Ask your tattooist what they would recommend. Can guarantee they’ll recommend something: A) decent; B) could well be cheaper than a fashionable brand

I’ve tried bepanthen before but wasn’t great for me, the old preperation h gel was good but they changed the formula so apparently isn’t as good anymore. Haven’t used tattoo goo though so can’t comment on that or compare it. When i had my tattoo on my forearm the tattooist recommended hustle butter, they changed from selling tattoo goo to this as they said it is a lot kinder and better at aiding healing.

Hustle Butter

I had no issues with the hustle butter, used it when i needed it and think it was better than the other things i used. It smells really nice too lol.

My niece is a tattoo artist, when she last tattooed me I said I’d get some.bepanthen (it had been a while since I was last tattooed).

She said that people don’t really use it anymore, can’t remember the exact reason but she told me it wasn’t great for the tattoo. She recommended Palmers cocoa butter.

I had no issues with the hustle butter, used it when i needed it and think it was better than the other things i used. It smells really nice too lol

+1 🙂

She recommended Palmers cocoa butter.

Same here, worked fine. Next one Friday

Bepanthen now to a tattoo version, not sure what’s different about it and the normal stuff (probably price).

+1 for hustle butter

They probably recommend whatever it is that they sell in the shop. In my case many years ago it was tattoo goo which worked fine.

By far the best way to heal a tattoo is Dermatize sticky film. Creams help but you always end up with a scabby mess, with the film it goes on the day after and stays there a week then when you remove it you have a healed tattoo with no scabs or ink loss

The film stuff is great, though mine has been applied by the tattooist rather than cling film after the tattoo is finished. 3 days on and took off last night, no scabs, no muck on the bedsheets.  Using bepentham now for aftercare as have some left from last time.  Pretty sure the tattooist suggested coco butter.  I’ve used Hustle Butter in the past, smells nice and the results were ok. It no better, expensive for a tiny pot.

Yeah if the tattooist puts it on instead of cling film remove that after 24-48h and re-apply fresh stuff

I bet something with a name like Hustle Butter is expensive for some moisturiser

i’ve used tattoo goo, it worked well enough, will be my go to next time again, it also smells great

Bepanthen seems to be the go-to round here, and it certainly worked for me. Really sticky though, so try not to get it on clothes!

I’m not into bepanthen at all for healing tattoos, I did it for my first one and it just ended up soaking into my clothes and making a right mess. I just use a thin covering of Palmers Cocoa Butter a few times a day to start with and then back it off from there as it heals.

For reference, all of my experience is in large scale blackwork, so big areas to heal. Bepanthen might be fine for more delicate stuff.

A lot of tattooists will apply Second Skin or some variety now, depending on the place. I got a forearm tattoo recently and they put a big square of this on and it was unreal – just set and forget for a week, take it off and it is more or less healed.

Some interesting stuff happens too – you get a “bag” of ink and fluid caught in the thing which eventually dries out when it’s time to remove it, kinda gross but fun and aids in healing.

I would probably advise against putting it on yourself though if the tattooist doesn’t – unless you can ensure it is fully sterile. It really seals everything in so if you catch some nasties they will get in there and infect it.

Bepanthen for me every time for tattoos over the last 30 odd years, my tattooist still happy with its use. My nephew is a really rather good tattooist (if you like portrait work and black work in the Manchester area) and recommends the stuff from the companies he’s supported by. I imagine a lot of studios/tattoo artists are the same,   bit like bike shops recommending the best tubeless sealant, based on what they sell

My nephew is a really rather good tattooist (if you like portrait work and black work in the Manchester area)

Where does he work from Taz? My niece as at Bloom Street Tattoos.