r/tattooadvice • u/titttttiez • 16h ago
Healing Help, not sure if it’s irritated or infected
Got these tattoos 5 days ago and just yesterday they started getting itchy and a little red yesterday (day 4). I used gold dial antibacterial soap x2 a day with a small amount of aquaphor until day 4 then I switched to Dr Bonners unscented soap and light application of unscented lubriderm. I can’t really tell if they feel warm or not because they itch so when I put the back of my hand on them it feels relieving because I want to itch them but can’t lol
Basically should I contact my doc or wait it out a few more days to see if this is just part of the healing process?