Leather Jackets, Tattoos and Psychic Armor

[Jon Crow]

Yup, Bepanthol. Sunblocker when I leave the house in short sleeves.

Can't argue with that Tom

 

[Herrvallmo]

Yup, Bepanthol. Sunblocker when I leave the house in short sleeves.

^ this

I've tried some "tattoo gel/cream" when I got them for free but for me Bepanthol is king!

 

[dannyk]

Talking of healing, what does everybody use? I've used Bepanthol for years, also living in a very sunny place I protect, a lot of guys here I've known used coconut oil as it protects and enhances colour, thise old mariners knew what they were at when they figured coconut oil protects haha

Vaseline brand coco butter. It’s a touch of Vaseline and coco butter. I’ve used it on like 90% of mine and they’ve all healed so well. Love the stuff. There’s a few different formulas of it. But they all come
In bottles like this.

 

[Bfd70]

Nothing Except some lotion when new

 

[JasonY]

A few days of Aquaphor followed by CeraVe unscented lotion basically forever (except when using SPF)

 

[The Newt]

My arms and chest are covered in high quality Japanese artwork since I was nineteen. I'll be thirty this year and I absolutely hate and regret my tattoos. Maybe I am an outlier here, but I always advise my little cousins who like my ink to wait until they're a little older to really start collecting tattoos.

Wish I would have just invested the several thousand I blew on tats.

On a more positive note I feel badass wearing my vintage Schott 672HH.

Don’t beat yourself up over the tats. They look great and well done. I am going to seem strange saying this opinion (as I have sleeves also)- some people just should not have ink. You know who they are when you see it. You are NOT one of those people. It fits you well.

 

[Bkcmart]

Talking of healing, what does everybody use? I've used Bepanthol for years, also living in a very sunny place I protect, a lot of guys here I've known used coconut oil as it protects and enhances colour, thise old mariners knew what they were at when they figured coconut oil protects haha

When it works, Saniderm/Dermashield is incredible.

No worrying about scabbing, lotioning, washing, bleeding lymph on clothes, etc…

I find it doesn’t work for all locations. For instance the elbows. Also spots where I’m super hairy, like my chest, didn't work well either. Had a lot of trouble with adhesion, and where it did stick, I was getting a lot of ingrown hairs.

 

[jchance]

I'm in one of those old-fashioned button-up professions, where appearing clean and sleak is part of the deal. I like wearing leather jackets when I'm not working because it gives me that edgy rugged look that I want, which is a huge contrast from my usual suit-and-tie look. I used to sport a long-hair undercut to go with the edgy look, but not anymore.

 

[JasonY]

When it works, Saniderm/Dermashield is incredible.

No worrying about scabbing, lotioning, washing, bleeding lymph on clothes, etc…

I find it doesn’t work for all locations. For instance the elbows. Also spots where I’m super hairy, like my chest, didn't work well either. Had a lot of trouble with adhesion, and where it did stick, I was getting a lot of ingrown hairs.

I had my artist put a test patch on some non-inked skin my last appointment just to rule out possible skin reaction before trying on a fresh tattoo. No reaction so I'll be going this route next time. Good to know about potential hair issues though, ty.