Recently, I have been thinking seriously about getting a tattoo. I have wanted to have a tattoo for just about my whole life, but I could not for the life of me come up with one design that I knew that I would always love for the rest of my life. Recently, I was doodling, and I sketched out something that I really happened to like, and for the past few months, I keep falling back on that drawing as something that I would like to have permanently inked onto my body.

Photo by Courtney M.McDowell

Now that I have a design that I like, there is a whole slew of other important details that I will need to take care of–where on my body I will want my tattoo, how big I will want my tattoo to be, who I will trust to ink me… But that is not why I am telling you about all of this–no, I am here today to tell you about the research that I have done regarding using essential oils for…

After-Tattoo Care

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From what I can tell, there are tons of recipes out there that you can use to take care of your skin post-tat and make sure that you stay healthy and hydrated and are without any infection or threat of it. I was really impressed by Pronounce Skin Care’s blog about and recipe for after-tattoo cream using a blend of several carrier oils as well as helichrysum oil, frankincense oil, and lavender oil. In the near future, as I plan out the logistics of how I will be getting my tattoo, using this recipe and creating this cream is something that I will be doing.

One thing that you may notice if you open up those oil links is that both helichrysum and frankincense essential oils are quite expensive. Two or three months ago, these oils would not have been as expensive as they are now, but recently, the prices of truly high-quality essential oils have skyrocketed. Make sure that, as you purchase your oils, you are getting what you really want–finding a bargain is always a blast, but only if your deal gets you something that you actually want and is of actual benefit to you. Sometimes less expensive oils are not true extractions and have been previously diluted to lessen the cost of producing the oil–watch out for that!!

Over and Out.

-Courtney