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In the last blog, we talked about water.  Today we are going to wrap up this series on tattoo aftercare myths with a quick blog on the dry healing technique. 

THE MYTH: Put Nothing On Your Tattoo, Oxygen Is Best

In all reality, oxygen is is crucial to healthy wound healing, so this is a simple case of "taking a good thing too far." 

During a dry heal, the fresh tattoo is washed gently in the shower, but there is no aftercare beyond that.

The dry heal method is very rarely recommended by tattoo professionals, I have never met an artist who approved of it (but that doesn't mean they aren't out...