Banger Tattoo Care

VI Tattoo Soap was built on good intentions. Banger Tattoo Care was built on what we learned when those intentions weren't enough. Here is the story of what changed, what we discovered about the tattoo aftercare industry, and why we built something completely different.

Antibacterial soap promises to kill 99.9% of germs. For healing tattoos that is exactly the problem. Your skin microbiome is not the enemy — it is your healing system. Here is what happens when you destroy it and what actually works instead.

The best soap for healing a new tattoo is cold-process bar soap with high natural oil content, 100% fragrance-free, and zero antibacterial agents. Most people get this wrong not by choosing something dangerous but by choosing something adequate — and adequate across sixty cumulative washes is a very different thing from optimal. Here is the full breakdown: what to look for, what to avoid, and why the format matters as much as the ingredients.