Please select an Aftercare instruction guide below which applies to your treatment. Be sure to follow only our aftercare instructions, this includes using only the products we have advised or given for optimal healed results. A complimentary touch up session (applicable to new clients – new cosmetic tattoo treatments only) must be booked within 6 to 8 weeks from your initial session to further perfect your new cosmetic tattoo. Lip touchup sessions may be extended to 12 weeks.
Please note – if the touch up session is not booked within 6-8 weeks post initial treatment (unless by prior agreement), the complimentary touch up session is void and additional fees may apply.
The Eyebrow Tattoo Healing Process
The healing process following an Eyebrow Tattoo procedure is one amazing Scientific journey. This eyebrow tattoo healing chart sums up what to expect in the days to come, sometimes less, other times, slightly more dramatic. This all depends on your skin type, sweat factor, skincare products used, and if the aftercare instructions are correctly followed.
Our Aftercare instructions have been studied, tried, tested and approved, and are found to give the best healed results for our clients. Cosmetic Tattoo procedures are expensive investments and should be treated correctly through post care.
As shown in this chart, amazing changes will take place, the healing process can take up to 4 weeks for the final healed result to show, at which time, further improvement and refining can be added at a touch up.
The 3 Common Freak Outs Post Eyebrow Microblading Tattoo
The 3 most common freak-outs” a new client experiences following an eyebrow Microblading, or other forms of eyebrow tattoo treatments are consistently:
- My eyebrows tattoos are too dark or thick
- My eyebrows tattoos are scabbing and peeling
- My eyebrows are gone!
The day of, and a couple of days following an eyebrow microblading or brow tattoo procedure, your brows may appear a lot thicker and darker to you. There are several factors which make them appear this way, mainly due to the build-up and drying process of the lymph nodes post procedure. Rest assured both the thickness and darkness of your brow tattoos will subside in the coming days.
The fading, and loss of tattooed hair strokes during the healing process is just common, it is expected. Don’t be alarmed, your tattoos are still there, beneath the transparent new skin forming following the procedure.They will appear
Microblading Aftercare Guide
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Clean Hands
Wash hands thoroughly with antibacterial soap before touching the treated area.
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Wash Your Brows
Wash the treated area with a sanitized, damp cloth using only distilled or filtered water, every 1 hour until bedtime as soon as you leave my beauty salon. Each hour you wash your eyebrows with distilled or filer water you will apply ointment with Q-Tips. Before bedtime, apply the ointment and seal it by covering eyebrows with food wrap. In addition, during the morning, remove food wrap, wash eyebrows, apply ointment again for the remainder of the 24 hours this will prevent scabbing.
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Let Them Breathe
After 24 hours, wash the treated area with a sanitized, damp cloth using only distilled or filtered water only twice a day and apply a very thin layer of ointment after each wash. The eyebrow needs to breathe. Repeat this process for 13 days. Again, this will help with scabbing.
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Protect Them in The Shower
AVOID direct shower water on the treated area after the procedure.
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Keep Hands OFF
Absolutely nothing on the brows. No makeup, lotions, pencil, mascara…etc. for 14 days.
AVOID PICK, PEEL, SCRUB OR SCRATCH on the treated area as this could result in your color healing uneven, as well as the risk of scarring and infection. let it exfoliate naturally. This will prevent any unnecessary infections. In addition, this all applies to all touchups appointments as well.
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Tenderness is Totally Normal
Expect some tenderness puffiness (even bruising), redness, and itching is quite normal for the permanent makeup healing process.
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Avoid Sweat, Dirt, & Dust
AVOID pet grooming, gardening, dusting, or anything that causes dust, dirt, and dander for a minimum of 72 hours. For best results, waiting 5 full days is highly advised. NO EXERCISING FOR 10 DAYS…No EXCEPTIONS.
AVOID doing any hard activity that causes sweat in the area of the procedure or your face to heat up and turn red. ABSOLUTELY NO LAKE ACTIVITIES OR CAMPING.
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No Water, No Problems
AVOID get your eyebrows wet for 14 days. If you do not wait the required 14 days, you will ruin the results and any other future procedures on the area.
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Tanning = Bad
AVOID direct sun exposure and tanning for 30 days after the procedure.
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Sleeping Tips
AVOID sleep on your face, try to sleep on your back with a fresh clean pillowcase.
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Other Facial Beauty Services
No chemical peels, glycolic acid products, any bleaching products, Retinol/Retinol (anti-aging cream) must be avoided on the entire forehead for one month after the procedure.
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Stay Away from Creams
Absolutely NO topical makeup on the healing procedure(s) for a minimum of 12-14 days. Furthermore, NO FACIAL FOR TWO FULL WEEKS.
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Contact Me Anytime If You Are Unsure!
Please don’t hesitate to call or text me with any question. If you see any problems or issues with the procedure, please contact me immediately at (281) 939-7511.
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You’re in Good Hands
Lastly, …relax. Don’t worry about a thing. It’s just permanent makeup that will lighten, soften, and heal in a matter of days. Above all, follow these instructions and this will ensure you heal properly.
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Additional Aftercare Considerations
- Smoking will affect your results and may cause the pigment to fade prematurely.
- After your eyebrow procedure, you will be swollen.
- Some clients will swell minimally, and some will swell more. In other words, everyone heals differently.
- This can cause the area(s) to appear uneven, red, itchy, and irritated when healing. The area(s) will also appear much darker and thicker than the final result. You can expect eyebrows to fade/shrink anywhere from 10-50%.
- This typically happens within 3-30 days of the first procedure. Shedding, peeling, or scabbing is common after the treatment as the area heals. DO NOT pick the scabs.
- Some areas of the eyebrows will fade more than others and as the pigment oxidizes it will start to darken up again over a 2–3-week period. After that, the touch-up, the pigment will hold better as the body is now more used to the pigment in the skin.
- ALL permanent makeup procedures will require 2 or more procedures and maintenance touch-ups. This is normal and expected. However, your individual skin type & lifestyle will play a major role in the final result.
- If you currently have or previously had any of the following, please know that the area(s) may require more work and touchups or there’s a chance this pigment WILL NOT take at all:
- permanent makeup
- laser tattoo removal
- Alopecia
- Trichotillomania,
- A skin condition,
- Scar(s) in the brow area
- Lastly, note that those with darker skin types such as olive skin, African American, Indian, Philippine, people with severely oily skin, sun damage, and other similar skin types. Be aware that the hair strokes WILL blend more and may look more powdered. In contrast, they may not appear as defined as lighter skin types. Redheads, blondes & fair skin types, will experience more fading & swelling.
What You Must Know Post Eyeliner Tattoo Treatment
The area on your eyelids and around your eyes may feel a little tender within the first 48 hours. Some may experience a little redness on the eyelids too, which generally will disappear within a few hours or so.
It is extremely important that you remember not touch, scrub, scratch or pick at your eyes for 24 hours post eyeliner tattooing. This is because the inside of your eyes may still be numb from the Anaesthetics, which means that you won’t be able to feel if you have torn the delicate corneal areas within.
Fresh eyeliner tattoo will appear a lot darker and thicker than the final healed results, which takes place at between 6-8 weeks time. This is due to a 3 main reasons, the slight post treatment swelling, the Anaesthetics used during the treatment, and the fact that all cosmetic tattoo will shrink in size and fade in colour during the healing process.
Eyeliner Tattoo Aftercare Instructions
- Stay away from any Caffeine or Alcoholic drinks for the next 24 hours if possible
- Day 1-2 – DO NOT touch your eyes under any circumstances
- Day 1-7 – NO makeup directly on your eyeliner tattoos
- Day 1-5 – Avoid work out or activities that involve excessive sweating
- Day 1-14 – DO NOT directly wash your eyeliner, showers are fine but don’t make a point to wash them and always blot dry when wet
- Ensure showers are not overly warm as this would open the pores and drain your pigments
- Day 1-14 – NO skincare products on the eye areas
- Avoid any skincare product containing retinal, AHA, vitamins A, C and E agents
- Day 1-14 – Sleep with a clean pillow case, on your back rather than stomach or sides
- Avoid touching the eye areas with unclean hands or at all
- DO NOT pick, pull, scratch your eyeliner tattoos. Allow the scabs (if any) to form and fall off naturally
- If the eyeliner tattoos get too dry, stretched, or itchy, apply a rice grain sized of the healing cream satchel provided in your care bag
- Be sure to book in your touch up session for between 6-8 weeks from the initial treatment date
- From day 14 and beyond, gently wash your eyeliner with warm water daily and continue to apply the care cream given as needed
What You Need To Know Following A Lip Tattoo Treatment
Following a lip tattooing treatment, your lips may appear larger, poutier than you may be used to. While some clients love this, others may be a little worried. This is to expected, but both the size and color of your freshly tattooed lips will subside over the next couple of days.
Through the healing process, the color of newly tattooed lips can fade at approximately 40-50% the original color. During the first couple of days and possibly the first week post treatment, the color will become quite faint, however, the color will continue to return slow, and up to 3 months in some cases.
It is really important that our Lip Tattoo aftercare instructions are followed diligently for best healed and long lasting results.
High Melanin lip tattoo treatments – for darker lips, your course of lip tattoo lightening treatment may take between 2-3 sessions to achieve a desired lightened result. On the rare occasions where the natural lip color darker, a 4th treatment touch up session may apply, which will incur a small fee.
Lip Tattoo Aftercare Instructions
- Stay away from any Caffeine or Alcoholic drinks for the next 24 hours if possible
- Continue to take your anti-viral tablets as given by your GP or Pharmacist (refer to PreCare instructions for lip tattoo)
- Day 1 (day of treatment) – very gently & firmly blot your lips with a dry, clean tissue every 15-30 minutes until bed time, apply care cream given
- You may ice them with ice in a clean freezer bag if they are still tender
- Day 1-14 – NO skincare or makeup directly on your lips
- Day 1-5 – NO work out or activities that involve excessive sweating
- Day 2-14 – Gently dab lips with a warm, wet cotton round twice a day to clean, blot dry with a clean tissue and apply care cream given
- When showering, ensure the water is not overly warm as this would open the pores and drain your pigments
- Avoid any skincare product containing retinal, AHA, vitamins A, C and E agents
- Day 1-14 – Sleep with a clean pillow case, on your back rather than stomach or sides
- Day 1-14 – Drink a glass of orange juice daily – this is vital in promoting better healed colors for your lips
- Day 1-14 – NO seafood such as prawns, lobster, oysters
- Day 1-14 – Avoid any food and drink that are dark in color such as coffee, red wine etc
- Avoid touching your lips with unclean hands or at all
- DO NOT pick, pull, scratch your lips at all. Allow the scabs to form and fall off naturally
- If they get too dry, stretched, or itchy, continue to apply the care cream satchel provided
- Be sure to book in and attend your touch up session
- Day 15 and beyond – gently wash twice daily and apply care cream if needed
Thanks For Choosing Us. We Truly Appreciate Your Business, And We Hope You Enjoy Your Eyelashes By Fortune Lash & Brow
A fresh full set of eyelash extensions can change your life! You will probably find yourself addicted after your lash service, so it’s never too late to learn how to take care your lashes so that they will last longer, continually look gorgeous day by day, and stay in good condition. We hope this information that will benefit both our new and existing clients.
There are three main reasons you would want to look after them properly:
- First is our lash health. If you regularly do bad things to them as listed below, it can compromise your lash damage and slow down the growth of new lashes. Your lids can become itchy from the buildup of dead skin if they are not cleaned properly.
- They will look better for longer. Eyelash extensions that have been coated in mascara, oily makeup and strip lashes do not look well.
- Refill cost and financial/time factors. If you look after your lashes and retain them well, you won’t need to come in as frequently or for extended periods, which will save your money and time. Our refills are charged based on the number of lashes retention that we must replace each time.
Here are our top recommendations:
- Avoid getting them wet for first 24 hours after application.
- Avoid excessive moisture, humidity and sweat (this includes steam bath, saunas, hot tubs, or tanning bed) for within 48 hours after procedure
- Avoid rubbing, touching, picking, or pulling your eyelashes extensions.
- Avoid using oil-based skincare and heavy makeup around the eyes.
- Avoid perming, tinting, or using an eyelash curler.
- Avoid wearing any mascara, any eye makeup or gel eyeliners.
- Avoid sleeping on your face to reduce the risk of lashes rubbing against pillow.
- Avoid blowing air conditioning or fans directly on lashes.
Follow Tips and Instructions
- Keep them dry for 4-6 hours after application. (When it’s wet, use a paper towel to remove excess water. When dry, comb through as usual with your lash brush)
- Brushing your eyelashes gently every day to keep them neat and tidy.
- Adjust your sleeping position. Sleep on your back with using a silk pillowcase
- Apply oil-free makeup remover with your fingers, or you can use a mascara wand. Spray onto wand/fingers, brush through lashes gently, and rinse with warm water.
- Washing eyelash extensions every day or at least twice a week with foaming lash cleanser.
- To keep your eyelashes looking gorgeous, never miss a refill appointment (recommended every 2-3 weeks) to extend the life of eyelashes.