sketchin Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 So after about a week and a half after my calf tattoo i started to get some ingrown hairs, now i put this down to the fact that my leg had just been shaved and i didn't ex-foliate it before hand (new to tattoos). I accepted this but they're not just localised in that area where the hair was shaved, they're up on my knee some are ingrown hairs others a just little red spots, some of them kinda hurt and have gotten a bit of white puss in them. Should i be worried? I used bepanthen to moisture the tattoo for the first week or so then when they came up i did a little googling didn't find much a part from some say A&D creams can do this so i switched to coco-butter. They're still there and have started getting dark red around them. I have a pretty pale leg so they look quite bad. Anyone have any ideas what i can do and why these have come up? Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5863-ingrown-hairs-red-spots/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongsau Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Sounds like foliculitis. I had that before when I had my legged tattooed. I just had epsom salt baths and dry healed. I would refrain from using any cream or lotion, likely making things worse. Graeme, herewego and daveborjes 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5863-ingrown-hairs-red-spots/#findComment-107321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colored Guy Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Years ago my cat had that.. a one-way ticket to the vet.. sorry man.... Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5863-ingrown-hairs-red-spots/#findComment-107576 Share on other sites More sharing options...
geekster189 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I have a something I'd like to add yet ask as well. I've had my back done and I used tattoo goo with no problem healed wonderfully. I started a leg sleeve back in the fall of 2014, used A&D and had a TERRIBLE ingrown hair, next part of it, thought I used too much so I lessened it. Then went on to my next session and instead I used aquaphor and euccerin daily replenishing lotion, happened again but it wasn't as bad, I'm getting just a whole bunch of white heads.. I guess.. At the base of a hair follicle it's a white head/infected. I can't have this happen every time I get work done. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5863-ingrown-hairs-red-spots/#findComment-108064 Share on other sites More sharing options...
herewego Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Sounds like foliculitis.I had that before when I had my legged tattooed. I just had epsom salt baths and dry healed. I would refrain from using any cream or lotion, likely making things worse. I had this happen to me on my ditch tattoo. My doctor told me to stop using lotions, as this was most likely the cause. It cleared up slowly after I turned to dry healing. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5863-ingrown-hairs-red-spots/#findComment-108651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inas Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I have both my calves done and had the same thing with red dots and puss. I did dry healing and epsom salts baths ( as bongsau mentioned) and they cleared up quickly. bongsau 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5863-ingrown-hairs-red-spots/#findComment-109171 Share on other sites More sharing options...
khubilai Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 How would you guys use epsom salt baths? I take them normally, but specifically stay away from them for 2-3 weeks after I get tattooed. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5863-ingrown-hairs-red-spots/#findComment-109196 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inas Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Good point, I wasn't clear. Dry healing for the first few weeks and then epsom after for lingering spots ( I found that the dots lingered) but I am pretty sure you could also soak a wash cloth in warm water with epsom and get a lot of the same benefits without the soaking. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5863-ingrown-hairs-red-spots/#findComment-109198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colored Guy Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I had a big ingrown hair on the back of my arm after a recent tattoo session. It was actually painful, got it hot in the shower and popped it and now it looks fine. I get minor ones now and then. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5863-ingrown-hairs-red-spots/#findComment-110306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bacanvas Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I had those as well with my left sleeve. On my right sleeve I used a beard trimmer first to get it really short. And then I used the razor blade. Didn't have any ingrown hairs at all. And I've got pretty hairy arms. Seems to me this was the solution for me. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5863-ingrown-hairs-red-spots/#findComment-111785 Share on other sites More sharing options...
knucklehead211 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I've found one so far on my calf. Definitely a product of the razor, as it was in a clear patch of skin. Now I'm just hoping i don't find more! Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5863-ingrown-hairs-red-spots/#findComment-111896 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkruise Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Happened to me, I just let it alone, and after a month(fully healed tattoo) I plucked some of the ingrown hair and hair with red spots around it, shaved the rest with a number 0 crop(no razors at first) Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5863-ingrown-hairs-red-spots/#findComment-140333 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SStu Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 super old thread oboogie 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5863-ingrown-hairs-red-spots/#findComment-140340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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