Suppose you just had a tattoo put. It is mid -summer and the ink is still vaporizing. You actually want nothing more than to suck up vitamin D with your whole body and put on your T-shirt and shorts to show your fresh tattoo.
When you have had a tattoo applied, you naturally want to keep it in color for as long as possible. After all, it is an investment for life. So let's talk about what a shame it would be like if the sun would throw a spanner in your fresh tattoo.
Influence of the sun on your tattoo
It had been on your to-do list for some time. A visit to the tattoo artist. Knot made, made an appointment and entered. After careful consultation with yourself and the ink Maestro you finally had your favorite design put on your upper arm. The sun is shining, the sky is blue, but what exactly do those fine rays do with your tattoo?
You get that beautiful brown tan on your skin that you get after a few hours of baking through the UV radiation from the sun. Nice, but not for your fresh tattoo. UV radiation ensures that your skin produces melanin. This is the fabric that lets your skin make pigment on (and therefore gives your brown tan). When this radiation touches your tattoo, it will also become darker, and you just don't want that. If the UV light touches the skin layer in which the ink molecules are located, it also attacks the same molecules. The ink is then worked out of your body through your liver so that your tattoo fades. The contours will go, your tattoo will no longer look sleek, and suddenly your favorite design is no longer so beautiful. You don't want to.
Does sunburn protect your tattoo?
Even if you don't have a tattoo, help sunburn Of course to protect your skin against harmful UV radiation. Let alone what it does to protect your beloved tattoo, because without sunburn your tattoo would fade much faster.
So always use a sunburn. One with a high SPF that protects both against UV-A and UV-B radiation. UV-A radiation penetrates the deeper skin layers, where it will also encounter and attack your ink. A fight that you don't feel like.
Sunblock Sticks
Nowadays, sunburn is no longer only available in the recognizable large tubes or sprays. To make it a lot easier for you, nowadays sunburn sticks have come on the market. These sticks, which are extremely popular within the SURF community, bring quite a few benefits. They are compact and therefore easy to carry in your pocket. Do you want to go to the beach, the swimming pool, or just explore the terrace extensively? No problem, put the stick in your (swimming) pocket and you are provided again.
Even though the sticks are small in size, the protection they offer are all the greater. These sticks all contain SPF50, with protection against both UV-A and UV-B radiation and are also water resistant.
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Salt & Stone - Tinted Sunscreen Stick SPF50 |
Sun with a new tattoo?
It is always a challenge for yourself to put your tattoo in the summer. Of course you want to show it to the world, and therefore not cover it under low clothing. But you still have to challenge yourself to protect your tattoo as much as possible.
Has your tattoo just been set? Then avoid the sun completely. The first three to four weeks your skin is still healing your freshly set tattoo. Sun exposure can then lead to blistering on your tattoo. You can imagine what this will do with the end result. Not recommended, let's just keep it up there.
Are you stubborn and do you still want in the sun? Then make sure you cover your freshly set tattoo as much as possible with clothing. So when you are tattooed on your arm, for example, wear long sleeves.
In the first few weeks it is important to keep your tattoo well hydrated. So invest in good Tattoo aftercare products. When the four weeks after putting your tattoo are over, keep in mind: lubricating, lubricating, lubricating in the sun. Everything for the long term and preserving your artwork!
Do's and don’ts
Do's:
- Keep your new tattoo out of the sun for the first four weeks
- Cover your tattoo with clothing (for example long sleeves)
- Once you are allowed in the sun, spread well with sunburn
- Use a sunburn with an SPF of above 30
- Check the ingredients of your sunburn
Don’ts:
- Sit in the sun with your new tattoo
- Don't smear with a good SPF 30+
- Buy an SPF without protection against UV-A radiation
- Buy sunburn with petroleum extracts
Your tattoo artist will give you some tips about the healing of your skin, the aftercare and the preservation of the clean lines. If you have any questions, always ask them to your tattoo artist. They know the best what your tattoo needs. If you still have questions about the aftercare products or good SPFs for your fresh tattoo? Let us know.
Take Care of Your Ink!
Your friends, The Alpha Men.