If the redness spreads beyond your tattoo like a rumor at a small town coffee shop, call your doctor. If you start feeling hot, chills, or like you’ve been hit by a truck, don’t wait. That’s your body yelling, “HELP!”
Your tattoo artist might also be a great first call. They see this stuff all the time. They might say, “Oh, that’s just a reaction to the green ink—try this cream.” Or they might say, “Go to urgent care now.” Either way, you’re not alone.
Don’t Play Doctor with Toothpaste
Please, please don’t put toothpaste, butter, or your grandma’s herbal poultice on it. That’s not a cure; it’s a science project from the 1800s. Stick to what your doctor or artist recommends. You wouldn’t fill your car’s gas tank with orange juice, right? Same idea.
