Tattoo Aftercare with EOs ~ Fast Healing Tattoo Salve!
"la vita è bellissima"
{beautiful life}
If I ever get a tattoo, this would be it...a simple phrase in Italian :)
Yesterday, I noticed an inconspicuous tattoo on a handsome man of a certain age that took me by surprise! He was a professional who sported conservative ink that I'm certain had great significance in his life. I thought...huh, this is a nice surprise!
After the artwork is done, you're on your own to care for your new ink - you don't want to take chances that could take a disastrous turn if proper care isn't taken to avoid infection and excessive dryness the first two weeks.
Make this ahead of time before your appointment that way you'll be ready to protect your investment! Using Camp Wander All Purpose Healing Salve basic recipe, I recommend creating the Anti~Aging Blend with Frankincense, Cypress and Lavender (the original Immortelle blend). Apply as needed after the initial cleansing of the wound, yes...a new tattoo should be initially treated as a wound!
This EO combination will speed healing by keeping the site bacteria free, reducing swelling and generating deep tissue restoration.
Bonus: Your tattoo is healed and looking good in no time at all, thanks to a natural approach. Now what do you do with your fragrant jars of Anti~Aging Salve? The answer: Anything you want to!
Express yourself safely, put your PURE essential oils to work and live...
THE EO LIFE!
posted by Rebecca @ 3:10 PM
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17 Comments:
Well thats just handy information. i go back and forth tryng to decide is I want to get a tattoo or not. I had to help my brother with his and it didnt go well with store bought stuff. This just might be the answear tho. Thank you for all of the informatin that you put on this blog!!! Between you and your sisters if the is a question I have yall have the answer!! :)
We're just a bunch of know it alls, ha! Thanks Katie :))
Ironically I just made some salve last night, it's quite soft though so I may need to add more beesewax next time (unless it's supposed to be really soft?). I also used a dropper to measure my drops and I think it's not enough. So, I'll re-melt and then double the amount to make up for the smaller "dropper drops" instead of the out-of-the-bottle drops. Thanks for a great recipe and, as always, EO inspiration!
I know this isn't the place to post this but I keep trying to subscribe to your blog and Feedburner says I have but when I click on the link to confirm I keep getting this page: FeedBurner could not find the subscription.. HELP!
Hi Annie, I'm in the process of a new web design...things are little crazy. For now you could follow by email...that way you'll be notified first thing :))
I also would love to follow by email, but Google powers my internet providers email, so Google is a BIG bully. I will keep check for the new web design and sign up then.
The more I read about EOs the more I want to know! Thanks and I am a big fan of your sister as well!
My current blog template is powered by Google, you should be able to sign up by email just fine. Soon I'll be FREE of Google templates hooray ;)
I wonder.... What about adding myrrh to help eliminate seeping. Thoughts?
My moms tattoo after two days of traditional care was scabbing up like crazy! She calls me up and asks if I can help so I made this with a little bit of myrrh and it's healing beautifully no more scabs and she didn't lose any color! Only a week after tattoo was done and it's almost completely healed :)
Way to go Jennifer, good call on the Myrrh :))
Rebecca, how much do you use of each oil? also if I don't have cypress or myrrh what else can I use or with frankincense n lavender do? im getting another tattoo tomorrow and so I'd like to make the salve tonight :)
My tattoo artist uses doTERRA. After the first session of my leg piece, I used only fragrance free Curel as a moisturizer. I retained water, had some serious swelling as well as quite a few lines blowing out. My healing time also took 2 weeks which seems rather long.
After the second session, my artist handed me a small container of this recipe and told me to only use this. I was apprehensive at first, but it is the best thing I have ever found for my tattoos. Absolutely no swelling, retaining water or blown lines. It healed completely in 8 days and looks exactly as it did when I left the shop. I'm a believer!
I don't have any cypress yet. Is there a substitute?
Cheryl, you could substitute Cypress with a little Zen :)
i saw this post a week before i was getting my next tattoo and made the tattoo salve and loved it! thanks so much for all your awesome posts, i LOVE you blog!
Would you recommend this protocol for laser tattoo removal, as well?
Absolutely!
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