Inked Mag Staff
December 21st, 2018
8 Tattoo Hacks for Faster Healing!
8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-Healed! Get tattooed at 10 different shops and you are bound to get at least five different sets of instructions on how to care for your new ink. And out…
8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-Healed!
Get tattooed at 10 different shops and you are bound to get at least five different sets of instructions on how to care for your new ink. And out of those five, we’re pretty sure all of them each have some merit. So that being said we took the advice of 100 different tattoo artists from around the country and put together seven of the most common “hacks” to allow your new tattoo to heal quickly, safely and maintaining the most ink concentration as possible.
So, whether you have new ink now or are about to get tattooed in the future, here are some serious tips to have it heal right!

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