The Best Tattoo Creams To Put On Your Skin

If you have a tattoo, whether it’s fresh or old, you need to use a good tattoo cream to keep it looking great.

Aftercare doesn’t stop once your tattoo is healed!

Healed tattoos look better when they’re revitalized with a tattoo cream and fresh tattoos need one as part of good aftercare. Using super old school A&D ointment is okay, but it’s greasy and smells like the diaper rash cream that it is! There is a better way!

Tattoo creams have been improved over the years and now you have so many choices for what to use.

Aquaphor, Mad Rabbit, Aveeno, Project Woo, Hustle Butter, and Billie Jealousy will all help to heal a new tattoo and keep it from fading. So how do you know which one is going to work for you?

But which tattoo cream really has the best ingredients to make your tattoo brighter, bolder, and electrified?

Hi, I’m Brooke, a RN and skincare junkie. I use my medical background to find the best solutions to the most annoying skin problems.

After my first tattoo got infected because of bad aftercare, I learned how to do it better before getting anymore. Tattoos are actually wounds so they need to be cared for properly to be healthy. Now, I’m a nurse with 3 tattoos and love using tattoo creams that really make them pop.

Scientific research gives us a few ingredients that will soothe your skin, prevent irritation and bumps, and keep your tattoo looking bold for years. So a good tattoo cream will have these ingredients, and a few more.

Fatty Acids

Omega fatty acids lock in moisture, improve hydration, and keep your skin barrier strong. Ingredients like safflower oil, sunflower oil, rosehip oil, and blackcurrant seed oil are good sources.

Antioxidant Rich Butters

Plant based butters have vitamins and antioxidants that come from nuts and seeds to protect and restore your tattoo. Look for butters made from olive, hemp seed, shea, cocoa, almond, coconut, and Babassu.

Lightweight Oils

A good lightweight oil will absorb quickly, isn’t greasy, and has anti-inflammatory properties. Buy tattoo creams with grapeseed, jojoba, marula, rosehip seed, or sea buckthorn oils.

Find out more about how to buy a good tattoo cream in this FREE ebook so you can learn how to keep your tattoos looking great for years to come!