Tattoo experts - advice needed!

[RustyBear]

DD has just got a new (very large) tattoo on the back of her left shoulder - it looks really nice, and isn't weeping much. The tattoo artist recommended frequent use of bepanthen cream, but DD had forgotten it was Sunday today & by the time he'd finished, all the shops were shut.

So can anyone recommend a substitute she can use until she can get to the shops - I do have some Waitrose baby bottom butter(!)and various hand creams/moisturisers - will any kind do, or are there any ingredients it must (or must not) have?

Savlon is another you can use if you have some?

savlon, vaseline, pile cream (fantastic btw) any kind of barrier cream really

if it can go on a babys sore bum it can go on a tattoo

I have Germolene, not sure about Savlon

Oh, we certainly have vaseline (and pile cream ) and probably sudocrem too.

Thanks very much everyone.

yip all those are good

savlon fine. and vaseline. anything to stop it drying out too quickly and scabbing.

vasaline /sudocrem

Thanks for all the advice - thought you might like to see the tattoo - it seems to be doing very well.

Hello, make sure she keeps the cling film on it for a week to 10 days so that as little scab as possible forms on it. She can let it "breathe" for a while every day though. Loads and loads of bepanthen for a couple of weeks, wash 3 times a day.

Yes, it's normally covered, I took the photo after she'd just washed it & before its next annointing.

Apparently it took around 3 hours to do!

Bet it hurt like a bitch. My 3hour epic across my back had me almost crying with pain by the end.

i love it!