I just got a tattoo 10 days ago wondering if it would be ok to go in lake Erie for about an hour or two?

Question

it is healing great, i have done exactly what the tattoo artist had said. I would be water skiing so i would have a life jacket and never have my tattoo on my right shoulder never being really fully submerged. and i would only be in for about an hour or maybe two. No longer then 20 minutes at a time

Answer 1

No, you can't expose your tattoo to that much sun or that much water...you risk hurting it.

Answer 2

you may risk some color damage or severe drying out.  I wouldn't risk it, you've got to have the tattoo the rest of your life, if it has turned out good keep it that way.