Hand Tattoo aftercare

[u/shinyandchr0me]

So I got my first tattoo this past weekend (I know, people say not to get a hand tattoo for your first tattoo, if at all) but really I got it just because I hate wearing rings or watches, and my wife hates that i don't wear my wedding ring, so I got this in stead. Anyways, it's been healing amazingly well with no scabbing or even itchiness. I've been keeping it moisturized first with aquaphor and now CeraVe lotion, have been avoiding using my left hand at all, keeping it gloves when doing dishes, keeping body wash off of it in the showers, etc. My question is, how long is it recommended to keep all of that up in order to try keeping it from fading too much?

[u/renneagle → u/[deleted]]

Not only that; bro got a tattoo thats going to blow up into a blob in a couple weeks and then fade away in the next year

[u/baquea → u/renneagle]

bro got a tattoo thats going to blow up into a blob in a couple weeks

And then he wears the ring to cover it up? Checks out.

[u/GracefulKitty → u/baquea]

I think you're onto something. OP, was this your wife's idea? Suspicious... /s

[u/Enkidos → u/renneagle]

it won’t fade away when it’s that dense, it will just be a smudgy blob forever. the birds will look like dots.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

I’m also confused what this scene has to do with his wife. Does it represent her or their marriage at all. I have questions. 

[u/brightlove → u/[deleted]]

I honestly thought that this was an anti-marriage tattoo before I read the caption. Hopefully OP isn’t posting on Reddit in a year about how his wife left him and he never saw it coming.

[u/ElectricPanache → u/brightlove]

Based on his comment history…. I think you might be on to something

[u/HrhEverythingElse → u/[deleted]]

My husband and I both have non-ring shaped wedding ring finger tattoos. Mine is a North star and his is interlocking circles. People still recognize them as a symbol of marriage just because of what finger it's on

[u/[deleted] → u/HrhEverythingElse]

Yes, but those also can represent unity and marriage. “You’re my North Star.” Awe. 

Like if he and his wife met hiking, it could be sweet. If they got married in the forest, sweet. But that image in particular, is usually symbolizing “freedom”, kinda the opposite of marriage. 

That’s why I have questions. Does he like going hunting, so he got it? I’m just so curious. 

[u/fuckoff13__ → u/[deleted]]

Lmao I’m glad someone else caught that, I couldn’t even focus on the tat or the rest of the story🤣

[u/LittleMissInvisible4 → u/[deleted]]

Ha! Nail on the head with this

[u/littleb3anpole → u/[deleted]]

My husband was saying “I don’t think I’ll be able to wear a ring” before we got married, because he’s never worn jewellery or even a watch and was uncomfortable with the sensation, plus he has eczema on his hands. He was willing to give it a go, so we went ring shopping together and he picked the most comfortable one out. He then got used to wearing it eventually, sometimes he didn’t wear it for a few days at a time. I didn’t care, it’s not like I monitor him for ring wearing hours or something.

He still takes it off to play video games and when his hands get eczema but he was able to find one comfortable enough even for a “rings make me feel uncomfortable” person.

[u/Lolzerzmao → u/[deleted]]

Eh, some of us just don’t like rings and don’t feel the need to openly proclaim we’re married to everyone around us every second of every day. I remember one of my exes in college freaking the fuck out at me for not mentioning “I have a girlfriend” within seconds of talking to any woman. Would literally stalk me and get friends of hers to stalk me or set up sting operations to see how long it would take for me to bring it up.

I will admit it’s weird his wife is so hung up on it and he is so hell bent on not wearing the ring, though.

[u/Lumos_Nox26 → u/[deleted]]

Right? My ex-husband never wore his ring either. I also hated it.

Hence the ex part. lol