Get ready for tattooing

Unlike a piercing that you can remove when you’re tired of it or no longer like it, a tattoo is an ornament that can outlive you.
Therefore, it is incredibly important to think carefully about the choice of design, its meaning, size, body placement, and its potential impact on your daily life before getting a tattoo.

MENTAL PREPARATION

Immediately before the first tattoo, most people are in total panic—how much will it hurt, will I faint, what if I later don’t like what I’ve chosen…
The human race has been tattooing in various ways for thousands of years. So far, no one has died from the tattooing process (there was a guy in South America a few years ago who jumped into the sea in some port after getting a tattoo and died from a bacterial infection, but he survived the tattooing).

Your mindset plays a significant role in whether you will experience a particular situation positively or negatively. It can also help or hinder your preparation for tattooing. If you’re agitated, panicking, fidgeting, or acting like a little child during the tattoo, a process that typically takes 30 minutes under normal working conditions can stretch to 60 minutes or more. If you can endure the slight pain that you voluntarily decided to treat yourself to, it makes it easier for the tattoo artist to work, and everything goes much faster.

SKIN PREPARATION

To make your skin as elastic as possible and more receptive to ink, it is recommended to avoid intense sunbathing and tanning beds for at least 10 days before getting a tattoo. Self-tanning products can affect the quality of the tattoo, and we also recommend not using them for at least 10 days before getting it.
At least one week before getting tattooed, avoid using products containing glitter because they are challenging to remove, and their composition should not come into contact with a fresh tattoo.
When tattooing a body part with hair growth, the hair should be removed before the tattooing process. If you do not usually depilate that part of your body, avoid doing so to prevent damaging the skin. If you come for tattooing with irritated skin, full of pimples and scabs, we will not be able to accommodate you. The tattoo artist will remove hair just before the tattooing process.

GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS

Before any physical or mental effort, it is always good to eat because food gives us energy—a well-known fact that most people tend to ignore or forget in the panic before a tattoo appointment. It is recommended to have a meal that consists of more than just coffee, cigarettes, and a chocolate bar. If you are getting a large design that will take several hours to complete, bring some juice, energy bars, etc. with you.
Do not come without enough sleep, stressed out, or under the influence of intoxicants (alcohol, drugs) because all of this could result in severe bleeding during tattooing and reduced endorphin release, ending in heightened pain sensitivity. Wear something comfortable during the tattooing process, especially if it’s a larger design. We recommend dressing in layers so you can remove clothing if you get too hot or add some if you get cold. During extended tattooing sessions, body temperature changes are possible.
If you are getting a larger tattoo (2-3 hours or longer appointments), feel free to bring a tablet and headphones to watch Netflix, a book, or some other activity that does not require excessive movement.

Before getting a tattoo, it is necessary to thoroughly inform yourself about the possible health consequences for your well-being.
Octopus tattoo studio is not responsible for any harm to your health or tattoo if you have not informed us of all health conditions that could pose a problem before tattooing.