Non-Guaranteed Tattoo Locations - Sin On Skin

Please Note: We do offer a guarantee with most of our artwork against colour loss, but keep in mind when a tattoo is first done; the ink is in the 1st and 2nd layer of skin so it's VERY bright because you're seeing the ink in 2 layers. After healing is finished you will notice the colour be a bit lighter than first done, this is normal and to be expected.

Why we can't GUARANTEE the following areas against fading or potential healing issues:

Areas on the body respond differently to being tattooed; some will fade, blow out, disappear, and not take ink, the area gets used or stretched so much it’s hard to heal properly, or the skin sheds constantly.
 
This page is to help inform you when making decisions on your tattoo location, so you can get the most enjoyment out of your body art.  This does not apply to everyone, some people do hold ink extremely well and don't experience these issues, but that is not the normal response.
When choosing a place for your tattoo, please think about...

1. Is it an area I can rest or reduce using to allow it to heal properly?
2. Is it an area that takes a lot of abuse? High stress area?
3. Will it affect my ability to perform certain duties at work?
4. Am I prepared to pay for ‘touch ups’ if needed, due to my location choice?

Hand / Finger Tattoos - No Guarantee
Issues:
Bad place to heal due to its necessary part in daily life. You can never stop using them long enough to heal properly. Hands also shed throughout your lifetime making it impossible for a hand tattoo to stay solid.  The constant use of your hands affects the length of healing time, quality of healing, and outcome after the healing process.  
We do not now, nor have any of our artists ever guaranteed anything done on the hand/finger/palms/wrist crease due to issues with healing a tattoo in those areas.  Your hands shed throughout your life; this causes instability in the lines and colour, causes line blow out, EXTREME fading, total loss of line work in places and colour loss.  Black tends to hold up better over time than colour, sides of hands never seem to hold ink properly - fading during healing and line loss.  If your hands are your job do not put a tattoo there - "When you use it - you lose it". Every hand tattoo WILL require touch ups to keep it fresh and solid.

Elbow - No Guarantee
Issues:
Generally a bad area to heal due to its necessary role in our daily lives, answering phones, driving etc., all use your elbow which in turns affects the healing and healing  time due to the constant stretching and pulling of the skin.  It is an area prone to pain, bruising, and swelling. Joint area tattoos tend not to heal as well as other body parts.
You have to be aware of how much you are doing just after an elbow tattoo. You may find it to be really sore, swollen, bruised, or find the joints feel stiff for days after.  You will have to wait for any upper body work outs for a week or so until it has healed enough to deal with that amount of strain. The area is under constant strain every time you move; this will affect the length of time in the healing process of your tattoo as well as the quality of your finished product.

Behind the Ear - No Guarantee
Issues:
Tattoos done in this area tend not to hold ink as well and are prone to fading and colour loss.  You need to be careful about what you use when getting a tattoo done here.  Hair products can really irritate a new tattoo as well as phone use which can cause a delay in healing or issues with the overall healing process.  You may also find your tattoo will fade, lose colour, as well as line blow out or loss.

Side of Wrist and Crease Line of Wrist - No Guarantee
Issues:
This is a bad place to heal due to its necessary part in daily life.  The constant pulling and stretching effects the length of healing time, quality of healing, and outcome after the healing process.  Many clients find they tend to lean on counters, steering wheels or any counter top they can. During the healing process this causes an issue because: a fresh tattoo will be exposed to whatever that surface has previously been exposed to. It also causes wear and chafing on your fresh tattoo while it's trying to heal.
It is one of those areas that will almost always need a second colouring to keep it solid and dark, sometimes more.  The side of wrist and wrist crease line gets abused constantly during a normal day, every time your hand moves it pulls the skin.  This will sometimes cause areas to take longer to heal and can cause cracking during the healing process, this may cause damage to line work and/or colour.

Foot Tattoos - No Guarantee
Issues:
Around the ankle, sides of feet, top of foot, toes and around the heal area; all seem to be effected quickly after a tattoo.  Tattoos in these areas can fade, blow out, have complete colour loss in places, loss of line work - small spots to large gaps - and WILL require touch ups to uphold the tattoos integrity. Cover ups can also take longer on this area and may require extra sessions to ensure the coverage of your old tattoo.

Things to remember....

• Shoes and socks can chafe and disrupt healing
  

• Make sure your wearing clean shoes so you don't expose your new      
  

    tattoo to the dirt, bacteria and whatever else may be living in there.

• Cover ups do not hold as well on feet, you will probably be looking at an
  

    additional session to ensure proper coverage of your old tattoo.

Tips and tricks to try...

• Try to stay off your feet as much as possible to prevent additional swelling after your       
  

     appointment

• No closed shoes or socks should be worn that can damage the tattoo while healing
  

• If swellings occur put some ice in a bag and hold next to foot.
  

Have a question? Need some advice? Email us and we'll do the rest...
Please note: If you have an image please send it to..
info@sinonskin.co.uk