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The Best Lotions for Tattoo Aftercare


Branded content. Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. Reviewed by Dr. Diana Rangaves, PharmD You may think that your work is done once you’ve grimaced through all the needling, but that’s just the beginning when you get a tattoo! You’ll want to use one…

Perhaps the most interesting ingredients are the fruit juices in this formula, which bring powerful antioxidants and lots of vitamins to keep skin luminous, even, and protected from sun damage. One of the most important ingredients featured in this daily lotion is sea buckthorn, a plant that grows in Europe and Asia and contains antioxidants, fatty acids, and vitamin C—some of the best stuff for your skin. What you get instead is non-GMO grapeseed oil to keep sun damage from blurring your ink, calming calendula, tea tree to prevent infection, comfrey to encourage your skin to heal its wounds, and St. John’s wort that tamps down inflammation.

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