Re: How do you protect yer' Tattoo?
There are two major enemies of tattoos, aside from any trauma directly caused to the skin the tattoo is on.
1) UV. The sun and UV rays will fade a tattoo just like they fade clothing, printed materials, paint, etc... If you want your colors to stay vibrant you MUST never expose the tattoo to the sun unprotected. I put SPF55 on every morning when I am getting ready, on all inked areas that have even the slightest chance of seeing the sun. If I know I will be in the sun, I use SPF75 and apply often.
2) Time. As the cells in your skin die and are replaced, your tatoo will blur. Blurring is a natural migration of the pigment from its original location, as the cells die and get replaced. There is really nothing you can do about blur, except to start with a well done tattoo. Great artists like the guys at AON know how to do linework and coloring/shading that will hold up over time and look great for years to come.
You can definitely do something about #1...but no one has yet come up with a solution for #2.
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