How to care for permanent makeup

Have you decided to create perfect eyebrows using permanent makeup? Skin restoration will be fairly quick and painless if you take proper care of it.

The eyebrow maker usually talks in detail about the rules for caring for eyebrows after tattooing. But the regeneration process itself and what happens to the eyebrows during this time often becomes a real surprise for the lucky owners of long-lasting makeup. Therefore, before you personally evaluate all the benefits of the popular beauty trend, it is still worth learning in detail about the stages of tattoo healing day by day.

General rules for skin care after permanent makeup procedures.

The specialist should warn you that in the next week so-called crusts will form and peel off on the treated area. The most important rule is not to soak or tear them off! And for this, do not take hot baths, do not visit the bathhouse or sauna. You should also avoid rubbing and scratching the tattooed area.
The use of various scrubs and peels is prohibited - they can disrupt the skin healing process, as a result of which the pigment is not distributed evenly and “empty” areas appear.
You should not allow the crusts to dry out too much - if the skin feels tight, apply a regenerating cream recommended by the specialist.
In the first days after the procedure (until the crusts completely disappear), it is not advisable to use decorative cosmetics and healing ointments, creams containing hormones or antibiotics, hydrogen peroxide, petroleum jelly or alcohol tonics.
If you are concerned about severe swelling or itching (this happens quite rarely due to individual characteristics of the immune system), take antihistamines (Suprastin, Claritin).
In the first week, you should also wash your face quickly and carefully, without prolonging the time of skin contact with water. It is better if you use a disposable paper towel instead of a regular fabric towel. You also can’t rub your eyebrows or lips with it - just blot it slightly.
For the first month after tattooing, protect your face from the sun's rays - wear a hat, sunglasses and be sure to apply cream with a high SPF factor. This way the pigment will not fade and will retain its color for a long time.
Contact with the surface of the skin after permanent tattooing should only be done with thoroughly washed hands!
Until the tattoo is completely healed, hardware and injection cosmetology procedures are strictly prohibited.

Depending on the area in which permanent makeup is performed, some nuances of post-procedure care vary.

Stages of eyebrow healing

Healed eyebrow tattooing can be assessed only after a recovery period, during which time the skin is regenerated and damaged cells are restored. Damage occurs due to the work of the needle of a permanent makeup machine.

A healed tattoo is observed after the stages of regeneration:

First day after the procedure. At this time, the skin is maximally damaged and thinned in the hair area.
For the first three days after the session, unhealed eyebrows are not protected by a crust, so you need to carefully carry out the necessary procedures with them, and try not to go outside.
The remainder of the first week after the provision of the service is characterized by caring for the formed protective layer; its peeling occurs by the end of the seventh day or the beginning of the eighth. But the tattoo cannot be considered completely healed.
The second, third, fourth week after tattooing - at this time the epidermis continues to rehabilitate itself, but it needs to be protected from external factors.

After the fourth stage, the eyebrows can be considered healed. However, a healed tattoo also requires some care.

Recommendations for caring for eyelid tattoos

All the above general recommendations are relevant for this zone.
After the procedure, Hydrocortisone 5% and Tetracycline ophthalmic ointments are used as needed. If you are concerned about slight swelling, make a dry compress with ice placed in a plastic bag.
Do not use mascara or decorative eye shadow until the crusts are completely peeled off.

The good news is that the eyelids, the most delicate area, heal faster than the lips and eyebrows, so very soon you will forget about the discomfort and enjoy the lasting results.

conclusions

In order for the healed tattoo to look the way you expected to see it initially, you need to follow the advice of cosmetologists. And if you choose a good specialist, the result will be natural, and during the recovery period you will have a minimum of side effects.

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Recommendations for caring for lip tattoos

Many masters recommend taking antiherpes medications (Acyclovir, Valtrex) before the procedure of permanent lip tattooing. So, you should continue to drink them for another 5 days after tattooing. Moreover, you need to take the drugs in tablet form; ointments and creams are contraindicated, as they can disrupt the original density of the pigment.
You need to be especially careful about what comes into contact with the skin of your lips after the procedure. Do not drink too hot drinks, temporarily avoid overly spicy and salty foods, and alcohol. You should also brush your teeth carefully so that aggressive toothpaste does not get on your lips. For 3-4 days (until the crusts come off), limit contact with your partner’s mucous membranes.
To moisturize the surface of the lips, use Bepanten and D-Panthenol ointments. Apply them carefully in a thin layer without rubbing.

If you properly care for the permanent makeup area during the first time after the procedure, the result will please you for a long time.

There are no trifles in tattooing, so take the recommendations as seriously as possible! And if you have any questions about care, be sure to contact your specialist. It is he who will be able to advise an effective remedy to solve any problem.

What does a tattoo look like after healing?

A healed eyebrow tattoo has a clear appearance if care during the recovery period was performed correctly. Otherwise, during the first correction after healing, all defects are corrected by a cosmetologist.

To clearly compare whether the specialist’s work was well done, it is better to take photos throughout the entire time: first before the session, immediately after the session, after the recovery period. This way you will determine whether there are any flaws in the resulting effect.

If the master was chosen correctly, then after healing the healed permanent makeup looks natural, or as if decorative cosmetics were applied to the eyebrows.

What not to do

In order for the recovery period to pass as quickly and comfortably as possible, it is not enough to completely follow the care recommendations of the cosmetologist. It is important to strictly follow his advice regarding everyday life.

A cosmetologist, after a tattoo, establishes the following prohibitions:

touch the brow ridges with your hands, there is a risk of infection. All medications are applied only with clean cotton swabs;
sunbathing in open sunlight or in a solarium, eyebrows may turn pale and the pigment will be unevenly distributed;
visit a sauna, bathhouse, swimming pool, where there is high humidity, which increases the risk of contracting an infection and prolonging the recovery process;
for the first three days, drink alcoholic beverages, which thin the blood and promote the release of pigment along with lymph;
use peelings, scrubs, and other aggressive cosmetic products;
Apply decorative cosmetics to the eyebrow area. Cosmetics can penetrate into open wounds, which will provoke the development of an allergic reaction;
If an infectious process occurs, you should immediately seek treatment from a doctor, otherwise, pus will begin to be released, which will be a sign of bacteria entering the blood. This is dangerous not only for the appearance of the brow ridges, but also for the woman’s health.

Properly performed tattooing only gives half the result. The speed of healing of the skin, as well as the effect achieved, depends on how correctly a woman follows care measures during the recovery period.

How long does healing take?

How many days the recovery period after permanent treatment will take can only be said approximately. Each person’s skin has its own characteristics; for some, the healing process is more active, for others it takes longer.

There are average periods that you can focus on. In addition, there are a number of recommendations that can shorten the healing process:

give up alcoholic drinks during the recovery period, they will thin the blood, causing its secretion;
In the first days, lymph will be released from the wounds; it should be blotted with a sterile dry cloth;
after 4 days, the first crusts will appear, which are strictly forbidden to be removed with your own hands, they should fall off on their own (in about a week), if you do not adhere to this recommendation, the likelihood of infection, the development of an inflammatory process, the formation of scars, and gaps in pigment increases.

The recovery period differs from the tattoo technique:

The classic one takes a long time to heal; here the master treats the entire brow ridge.
Powder effect involves applying pigment in a dotted manner, which gives a shadow effect. The skin will heal slightly faster.
The hair permanent lasts a little longer than the powder one, but faster than the classic one. The entire space is not filled here, only individual strokes are created.
Shading involves creating blurry lines using a special attachment; this type heals a little faster than the classic one.

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Features of a woman's body

Any service life of eyebrow tattooing is conditional, since it depends on the characteristics of the body of the beauty salon client. Much depends on the immune system: if it is weak, the dye is not rejected by the body for a long time; if it is strong, the skin cleanses itself faster. The body perceives the substance introduced into it as foreign. The younger the lady, the faster the metabolism in the skin and the regeneration of epidermal cells occur.

It has been noticed that thin skin does not hold tattoos well, while eyebrows drawn on thick skin retain their original color and attractiveness longer. Unfavorable factors for permanent makeup – oily, white skin; favorable – dark, dry. Familiarize yourself with the composition of the drugs used by the cosmetologist. Be sure to tell the technician if you cannot tolerate any components.

Pre-session activities

The speed of healing of the skin surface depends on the subtleties of eyebrow care. Don’t forget about preliminary preparation, which also has an important meaning.

General recommendations:

it is better to choose a day for the procedure that does not fall during menstruation (at this time the pain threshold is lower, there is a possibility of active bleeding from the wounds);
It’s better to go for a tattoo before the weekend so that swelling and redness don’t ruin your plans and interfere with going to work;
give up antibacterial drugs, alcohol, energy drinks, blood thinners a week before the session;
7 days in advance, refuse to correct eyebrows with tweezers or other methods, so that the specialist examines the characteristics of hair growth and works with intact, undamaged skin;
remove coffee from your diet in a couple of days, it reduces the pain threshold;
The day before, you should not eat fatty, fried, or salty foods to reduce the likelihood of swelling.

Before going to the procedure, you should take a shower and wash your hair. Restrictions will be imposed on manipulations with water after tattooing. A couple of days before the procedure, an allergy test should be performed to determine the presence or absence of allergic reactions to the injected pigment.

How to speed up the process

Every woman can make adjustments to the process of restoring her own eyebrows after tattooing if she follows simple rules.

Mandatory treatment with an antiseptic solution (Chlorhexidine, Miramistin). This is necessary to prevent infection from penetrating the skin; treatment is carried out up to ten times a day, applying the product precisely.
Use healing medications (Rescuer, Solcoseryl, D-Panthenol, Bepanten). They are needed to accelerate cellular regeneration.
Wash your face in the correct way: during the first days this procedure is strictly prohibited, so as not to cause an infection or accidentally remove a crust. Afterwards, the use of a mild tonic, milk, but without alcohol is allowed. After the process, the face is dried with soft blotting movements of a clean towel.
Using antihistamines to reduce swelling and inflammation.
The use of moisturizing preparations, such as cosmetic Vaseline, will eliminate peeling and itching in the eyebrow area, which invariably occurs at the stage of scab removal.