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Jan 8, 2013
Ave M.
No shops around where I live use Saran anymore. Or if they do they tell you not to leave it on for over an hour.
Jan 8, 2013
Jennifer P.
I work at a tattoo shop :)
Jan 8, 2013
Jennifer P.
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Jan 8, 2013
Brittany O.
You have a valid point tho. It can easily get infected if not changed and cleaned ever so often, but not because of saran wrap, just neglect to the wound (tattoo). Take care of your tattoos properly during the healing process and they can last a long time. not to mention lotion when its completely healed every other day doesn't hurt either :)
Jan 8, 2013
Brittany O.
That's why we encourage good cleaning and proper care of you tattoo. you don't LEAVE the saran wrap on it for more then 24 hours. people don't take good care of their tattoos that why they get infected. Not because of saran wrap. you have to trap moisture in so when it heals most of the ink stays in the skin and doesn't come up with the dry skin aka scab.
Jan 8, 2013
Emily W.
I heard that saran wrap encourages infection because it traps moisture, heat, and bacteria against the wound without access to air. I got a proper bandage on mine and would never advocate saran wrap just because of the risk. A tattoo is a wound, and an infection can kill you if you aren't careful! Otherwise, I completely agree with everything else posted here. Please show us a photo when it is all done! :)
Jan 8, 2013
Merwa A.
that's really nice. is it Arabic?
Jan 8, 2013
Stina M.
Cute but make sure your in to it for the long run because its permanent and price should deff be under $80 if not then their trying to rip you off and also let them sketch it out for you before you put it on yourself to make sure you love it.
Jan 8, 2013
Courtney B.
Post a picture after you get it done! Can't wait to see it :)
Jan 8, 2013
Abby B.
Thank you SO much Brittany O. You really have been a ton of help to me, as well as the rest of you guys!
Jan 8, 2013
Brittany O.
One more thing Abby. Just wanted you to have this it might come in handy after you get it. http://thirteenroses.squarespace.com/tattoo-aftercare-instructions/
Jan 8, 2013
Brittany O.
Hope you have fun getting your tattoo!! Take a pic when you do!
Jan 8, 2013
Abby B.
Thanks for all the advice and comments. Anchor Ink was one of the top places on my list so thanks for letting me know more Courtney B.! I choose the language because its so beautiful and for some reason it's always spoken to me in a delicate way.
Jan 8, 2013
Brittany O.
Other languages are fun. plus its more of a conversation piece when other can't decipher it lol. Is it Arabic?? I thought Arabic was written sideways like us?
Jan 8, 2013
Ave M.
I've gone to shops in Toronto that likely wouldn't charge more than $80 for it.
However why Arabic?
Why not just get it in English?
Jan 8, 2013
Brittany O.
Thank you Christina lol and Courtney sounds like she has some pretty good info for you. I'd go check that place out if I were you.
Jan 8, 2013
Courtney B.
I got a piercing done at Anchor Ink in Salt Lake City, if you're near there (I went to Westminster and I was able to walk from campus, so it's near the Sugarhouse area). The shop is really clean and nice and the people who work there are super knowledgable and friendly. If you're in that part of Utah I'd recommend you check them out.
Jan 8, 2013
Christina W.
Brittany's got this topic covered lol. Good job!
Jan 8, 2013
Christina W.
Good tattoos aren't cheap. Cheap tattoos aren't good
Jan 8, 2013
Evelyn S.
What part of Utah do you live in? I know of a few places in salt lake that do really good work for a reasonable price :)
Jan 8, 2013
Brittany O.
no its not it actually keeps more moisture in. that's needed for the healing processes. especially in color tattoos
Jan 8, 2013
Caitlyn B.
Ohhh she made it seem like it was bad that they wrap it in saran wrap!
Jan 8, 2013
Brittany O.
no listen read what Emily just said. suran wrap is the most sterile. if it feels or looks weird Run! lol.
Jan 8, 2013
Caitlyn B.
Sooo.. Should I not go to a place if they taped a paper towel to my friends wrist after his tattoo?
Jan 8, 2013
Emily W.
I was told by tattooed friends when I was getting my first tat: ask the artist how they sterilize things, what their sanitation procedures are, and what their bandaging afterwards is. If they reuse needles, don't use an autoclave, or wrap it in saran/cling wrap RUN.