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Instructions When you get home: Leave the bandage that you received after the tattoo on for 1 to 3 hours. Tattoos will ooze, this is a normal part of the healing process. The bandage is there to keep airborne bacteria and any other contaminants in the environment from invading your wound. Make sure your hands have been washed thoroughly before you remove the bandage. You do not need to re-bandage...

Cleaning Care Cleaning Solutions Use any or all of the following solutions for inside the mouth: Antimicrobial or antibacterial alcohol-free mouth rinse* Plain clean water Packaged sterile saline (with no additives, read the label) is a gentle choice for piercing aftercare. Saline for contact lenses should not be used as piercing aftercare. Wound wash saline is available as a spray at pharmacies throughout North America. Sea salt mixture: Dissolve 1/8...

Cleaning Care Cleaning Solutions Packaged sterile saline (with no additives, read the label) is a gentle choice for piercing aftercare. If sterile saline is not available in your region a sea salt solution mixture can be a viable alternative. Dissolve 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon (.75 to 1.42 grams) of non-iodized (iodine-free) sea salt into one cup (8 oz / 250 ml) of warm distilled or bottled water. A stronger mixture is not...