Banger Tattoo Care

Most tattoo aftercare advice is stuck in 2005. Use antibacterial soap. Apply Vaseline. Keep it wrapped. The science has moved. Here is what is actually happening to your tattoo week by week — and why the soap recommendations most artists still give are based on a claim the FDA officially debunked in 2016.

You just spent $400 to $800 on microblading and your artist handed you an aftercare card. It probably says antibacterial soap. Here is why that recommendation is outdated, what the science actually supports, and what to do instead to protect the investment you just made.