Tattoo after care help pls

[Circadia]

Right so today I got my first tattoo and I've been told to take the cling film off after a few hours, clean it and then apply Bepanthen/E45 cream, but I don't want it to dry out over night so should I re wrap it or not? I've had a look around the interwebs and some people say not to and others say i should but IDK. What do you guys suggest? Also is E45 cream as good as Bepanthen?

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[Empired]

Well I have no idea about tattoos but I can say that E45 would be fine to use as a substitute for Bepanthen in other situations (like rashes and stuff) so yeah. tbh I would prefer e45 but I guess that's personal preference

can we see this tattoo at some point

[Circadia]

For some reason in this photo the black ink looks like its faded, it hasn't, its just a shit camera

[Hannah]

I personally used Bepanthen - I have no experience with E45.

I'd apply your cream, and wrap it with cling film and tape before getting into bed - it's not so much now but when it starts scabbing up if you have a bit come off it'll fade the patch - I didn't cover mine while it was scabbed and it was on my trouser line, so I have faded area:

I tried to add a filter to make the faded bit stand out but the whole things faded after these few years. It's the little patch on the right side of the large pad.

[Mrs_Plant]

With all 5 of mine this is what i would do.
- Clean with warm soapy water
-Pat dry with a clean towel (never drag the towel across)
- Apply a thin layer of bepanthen cream (E45 made my arm come out in a rash around tattoo)
- Wrap in cling film & Do the same again in another few hours..
Keep doing this for few days. All mine hardly peeled or scabbed because i did this.

[GoldenMerc]

soapy water, then e45.

but people will tell you not to use x or y, its all about preference to be honest.

[Kellie]

Honestly I don't think it matters. I had my very first tattoo and of course after you take the cling film off you wash it with warm soapy water. After that I just applied Vaseline lol. That's all I used, my tattoo never dried out and it still looks fab today ! I'm not too sure about wrapping it back up in cling film in needs to heal and all that