How long should I wait to go swimming after getting a tattoo?
Definitely ask your personal tattoo artist.The normal recommendation is 2-3 weeks. I had just finished my last swim season and I got a tattoo. I waited probably 9 days before doing a swim practice again. Submersing a tattoo is different than showering with it, it takes more of a toll on it.My one regret is: I wish I took better care of it for those first 2-3 weeks. I think it faded because I rushed getting back into the water and because I didn't put the recommended treatment cream on it as often as I should have. It's not ugly, it looks good. But it looked phenomenal the first week when it was very, very dark.
How long do you have to wait to go swimming after getting nose pierced?
It depends what kind of swimming you are doing. If it is leisurely swimming where you won't have your head in the water the whole time, I would say wait a month (normal nose piercing healing time is 4-6 months). You don't want it to get infected from the water, which should't be a problem with chlorine water, but be careful in the ocean. If you are playing waterpolo/swim team/swimming for exercise, I would wait 4 months until its more or less healed. I know that when you compete in games or swim meets you have to take out all jewelry, so you wouldn't want to take it out before it heals.
How long after getting tattoo do you have to wait before getting in swimming pool?
Minimum 4 weeks. Tattoos take 4-6 weeks to heal, sometimes longer. You need to make sure your new tattoo is completely healed before soaking it.
How long should I wait to go swimming after getting a piercing?
Long enough to reach the point where you aren’t leaking body fluids (thus endangering others with any diseases you might be carrying), and long enough that you don’t risk infection from any stuff living in the water you plan to swim in.In other words, it depends a lot on the water quality and usage we’re talking about, and the risk conveyed to others. If it’s relatively clean water that other people are unlikely to be using in concentration (like the beach, or your favorite swimming spot) you can probably safely go swimming within a week or so of a simple piercing (of say, an ear).If you’re talking about going into a high-use public hot tub, or municipal pool where your body fluids (or someone else’s) might be unwelcome in it, discretion (and staying out) is advisable- especially if the piercing is of something substantive.
How long do I have to wait to shower after getting a tattoo?
I'm gonna get a tattoo on my arm, and I was wondering how long I have to wait till I can let water from a shower touch me. I have read that I shouldn't let open bodies of water touch me (bath, swimming pool).There is an initial healing of 2 weeks, then a 4 week period(where I stay away from bodies of water.) Thing is, during this entire time, is it okay to let water from a shower to hit the tattoo at all during the entire 6 weeks?
How soon after getting a tattoo can you swim?
You NEED to wait until it is completely healed. Do not go in or tan any time before. I use Rocco's Old School on my tattoos. All natural. Heals fast and healthy. http://www.roccosoldschool.com
How long after you get a tattoo can you go swimming in a lake?
My tattoo artist advises avoiding immersion for two weeks. No baths, no saunas, no hot tubs, no swimming...showering is fine as long as you don't let the water beat right on the tat. A tat is an open wound, remember, and you really don't want it to get infected.
Swimming with a tattoo?
I tell my clients to avoid submerging the tattoo in water for at least a month. The healing process is very important for your tattoo. If you cover it with Vaseline, it can slow the process by clogging your pores. Vaseline and ointments like Tattoo Goo are very different. And yes, the chlorine can fade the tattoo in the early stages. Not only that, but, there may be bacteria that the chlorine hasn't killed yet, and that can negatively affect the tattoo. You never know what kinds of chemicals are in the water. Even untreated water is bad. Showering is completely different, you are not submerging the tattoo, you are allowing water to run off of it. Some people just go off of what they hear, but, in my 14 years in the business, I have seen good tattoos gone bad because they were soaked in water or exposed to extreme sunlight. Some people think they know the ins-and-outs, but trust the artist who will be doing your tattoo, listen to what they say.