How to use your Day 1 Bar.
Three steps. The bar does the work, so you do not need pressure, washcloths, or anything else.
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Prime the lather. Run the bar under lukewarm water and work it in your hands for 10 to 15 seconds. That activates the natural glycerin so the bar glides instead of dragging.
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Wash and rinse. Apply the lather with clean hands, or glide the primed bar directly over the fresh work. No washcloths, no loofahs, no scrubbing. Rinse gently and pat dry with a clean paper towel.
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Store it dry. This is the step people skip. Cold-process soap lasts far longer when it is not sitting in water. Keep it on a draining dish or a shelf out of the shower stream. It is the difference between a bar that lasts weeks and one that turns to mush in days.
How often you wash is your artist's call. They know the piece, the placement, and how they work. Follow the instructions they gave you. If what they told you differs from anything here, go with your artist.
Why your artist didn't hand you a pump bottle.
Most liquid soaps are built around synthetic detergents and chemical antibacterial agents. Those strip the skin and take the natural bacteria your body uses with them. Then they leave a thin film behind on brand new work.
A liquid also has to be mostly water to pump, which means thickeners and preservatives to hold it together.
The Day 1 Bar is a dense cold-process solid, so there is no water weight and nothing in it that does not have a job. It cleanses without stripping, rinses completely clean, and leaves your skin to do what it already knows how to do.
Nothing added. Nothing stripped.
A 42% olive oil base that cleanses without pulling the skin apart, and nothing synthetic riding along with it.
42% Olive Oil Base
Olive oil behaves more like your skin's own sebum than a detergent does. It lifts plasma and excess ink off the surface while keeping the skin soft underneath.
Raw Shea Butter
Fatty acids and natural vitamins that leave a breathable layer of moisture, so the skin does not go tight or crack while it flakes.
Zero Antibacterial Agents
No triclosan, no synthetic antibacterials, no fragrance. Your skin's own bacteria stay where they belong and your body sets its own pace.
The 0.4oz covers most small to medium work.
Stored dry and not overused, that sample will carry a small or medium piece through. Large or multiple pieces go through it faster. And there is always a next session.
Day 1 Bar · 3-Pack
3 x 4oz Full-Size Bars
- Ten times the bar your artist handed you, per bar.
- Enough for a large piece, or the next two sessions.
- Works as an everyday body soap on tattooed skin between sessions.
Plus $3.99 shipping
That bar is for the piece you just got.
Your older tattoos are a different problem.
If the one you just sat for is not your first, look at your older work in good light. The blacks a little grey, the color flatter than you remember. Most people assume that is the ink fading. Usually it is not.
Permanent Fading
Ink that actually moved.
Over decades, immune cells slowly migrate pigment and UV light breaks down color. This is real fading and nothing topical fixes it.
Fixable Fading
Dead skin sitting on top of it.
Your body sheds 30,000 to 40,000 dead skin cells every minute. The ones that do not fall away build into a dull layer between your eyes and the pigment. Clear it and the color reads true again.
That is what the Day 50+ Bar does. Not on the piece you just got, and not for another 45 to 60 days. But on everything you already have, starting today.
Day 50+ Bar · 6-Bar Auto-Supply
6 x 4oz · Every 2 Months
- Micro-fine jojoba beads. Safe on finished tattoos, 2 to 3 times a week.
- Replaces your body wash on those days. Not an extra step.
- Cold-process, fragrance-free, paraben-free, sulfate-free.
Free shipping every order. Buy 4, get 2 free. Pause, skip, or cancel anytime.
A full-size Day 1 Bar and a Banger Balm, included with your first order. Ready before your next appointment instead of after it.
Other options
Day 50+ · 3-Bar Auto-Supply
Day 50+ · 6-Pack, one-time
Day 50+ · 3-Pack, one-time
60-Day Results Guarantee
Use the Day 50+ Bar 2 to 3 times a week for 60 days. If your ink does not look clearer, full refund and you keep the bars. Reply to your order confirmation and we handle it.
The things people ask us.
How often should I wash my new tattoo?
Whatever your artist told you. Aftercare instructions vary by artist, by placement, and by how the piece was worked. They saw it happen and we did not. If you lost the card they gave you, message the shop.
How long will the small bar last?
Stored dry and used normally, it will usually finish out a small to medium piece. A large piece, a full sleeve panel, or more than one session will go through it faster. Keeping it out of the shower stream between washes makes more difference than anything else.
Can I use the Day 50+ Bar on my new tattoo?
No. The Day 50+ Bar has a physical exfoliant in it and is built for skin that has fully settled, which is usually 45 to 60 days out. Use the Day 1 Bar on fresh work and keep the Day 50+ Bar for your older pieces.
Will it sting?
There is no fragrance, no alcohol, and no synthetic antibacterial agent in it, which is where most of the sting from drugstore soap comes from. Lukewarm water, light hands, no scrubbing.
Is this just soap?
It is soap, made a specific way for a specific window. Cold-process keeps the natural glycerin in rather than pulling it out to sell separately. No antibacterials means your skin is not stripped while it is already working. The format is not an accident either, since a liquid has to be mostly water to pump.
Can I use it on the rest of my body?
Yes. It is a full body soap. Plenty of people keep using it everywhere once the new piece has settled, which is also the simplest way to have it on hand for the next session.