How to prepare:

It is important to care for your body both before and after receiving a tattoo. Here's a few tips to help ensure that the tattoo process goes smoothly:

- Show up to your appointment well hydrated, and having eaten. The tattoo process is traumatizing to the body and it is important that the client's body is as well prepared as possible to undergo the tattooing process. We want to ensure that blood sugar levels are regulated and that the client has plenty of strength to sit through the procedure.

- Avoid alcohol consumption/excessive consumption of caffeine prior to the tattoo appointment. Both may thin the blood, causing excessive bleeding, thus creating a longer, more painful tattoo experience. One should also be aware that getting tattooed while taking antibiotics is HIGHLY discouraged. Please reach out to your artist with any further questions.

- In the weeks leading up to the tattoo appointment, take excellent care of your skin. Keep the skin clean and apply moisturizer daily. Soft, hydrated skin is much less prone to tattoo trauma.