Most shops will reccomend A&D oitment.

I do not listen to them, anymore. The ink in your tattoo, is a water based pigment. Use of a petroleum (A&D, Vasoline, Neosporin) pulls pigment out.

All but my skull one ive used petroleum products on, and they are faded.

All I do is, wast the tattoo 5 times a day for the first few days, with dial soap, but you can use any liquid non fragrent soap. Then use Lubroderm lotion 3 times a day to keep it moist.

Using that method, my skull took about a WEEK to fully heal. When I was doing what the shop told me to do, it took almost 3 weeks on average.