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Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:00 am  |
| I took my tattoo about 6 months ago, do you still need to apply sunscreen on it? |
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Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:15 am |
You BET!! I have four tattoos and constantly keep sunscreen on them, and my skin (mainly because I'm a melanoma skin cancer survivor).
I'm not sure if your artist told you or not, but the sun can break down the pigments in tattoos over time. This is espcially true of the bright color pigments. Tattoos will fade when exposed often to bright sunlight, so keeping them covered in sunscreen is a good idea.
John |
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Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:57 am |
  listen!!! YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO PUT SUNBLOCK ON TATTOOS- FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE- I CAN'T STRESS THIS ENOUGH!!! the number one reason tattoos fade is sun exposure, second to that is bad ink. |
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Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:34 pm |
A relatively new cosmetic company is coming out with an anti-oxidant formula and a sunscreen formula for tattoos. The ingredients lists read alright in my opinion, so you may want to have a look at these products. I believe they come in at around $25.00 each.
http://www.ink-guard.com/TATTOO_INKGUARD_INGREDIENT_DECK.pdf
Hope this helps...
John |
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President and Chief Formulator, Never Over The Hill Cosmetics, Patend holder, Award winning cosmetic chemist, neveroverthehill.com, Age 51 and staying young forever! |
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Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:40 pm |
| I'm a vampire by nature- and my Tatts still look like they were just done. Yep, sunscreen like mad |
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Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:01 pm |
I NEED to know this. Ive had my tattoo for 14 years and I HAVE to cover it with a sock if i lay out because sunscreen/block makes the ink raise and itch!!!
STILL to this day!!
Anyone have this happen or know why??
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Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:05 pm |
| NOTCH wrote: |
A relatively new cosmetic company is coming out with an anti-oxidant formula and a sunscreen formula for tattoos. The ingredients lists read alright in my opinion, so you may want to have a look at these products. I believe they come in at around $25.00 each.
http://www.ink-guard.com/TATTOO_INKGUARD_INGREDIENT_DECK.pdf
Hope this helps...
John |
what's the difference between using these products and a good quality skincare regimen with sun block? I just got a rather large backpiece done and I use my regular skincare products. |
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