Did I s***w up my red ink tattoo?

Question

Ok I'm really freaking out. I got tattoo on the back of my neck that is primarily shades of red about 10 days ago. The scab was completely gone 8 days after I got it so I kept my hair up and went for a walk. My tattoo is still itching a lot. Is this normal? Did the sun exposure cause it to get a photosensitivity? What can I do?!

Answer 1

just keep pouring unscented lubriderm to it 4 or 5 times a day

Answer 2

when i got mine done my tattoo artist told me to put a&d ointment on it for a week then put cocoa butter on it for two weeks.

i would put cocoa butter on it.

mine itched for about 10 days and it turned out just fine. it might just be dry and then on top of that it got a lot of sun exposure.

Answer 3

Sounds like a combination of the normal healing process and a little sunburn. No, you didn't s***w it up, and with todays pigment technology, no, you're not allergic to the red. That was often the case years ago, but you don't see much of it these days.