Pre care + After Care
Pre Care
The day before your appointment please give your eyebrows OR lips and the skin around a light exfoliation. Please arrive makeup free on the area to be treated. It is also advised to wear dark clothing as it is common for pigment to flick around. We are located inside Illuminate Aesthetics Co along Nicklin Way, Warana. Look for the big white building with cactuses out the front. You can’t miss it! Designated parking along with the entry to the clinic can be found down the driveway behind the building. Please arrive ON TIME, as we may still be with a previous client. You will receive a confirmation text two days before your booking with a link to fill in your client card. Please pre-fill this as it helps us to prepare for your appointment & saves time on the day.
The Following Should Be Strictly Avoided 24 hrs Prior To Your Appointment (No Less):
- All Caffeine inc. energy drinks, coffee, tea, pre work outs
- Alcohol
- Aspirin, Ibuprofen – read the ingredients in your pain killers to check before taking
- Avoid spices that can thin the blood eg. cinnamon, turmeric, chilli
The Following Should Be Strictly Avoided 7 Days Prior To Your Appointment (No Less):
- Fish oils
- Vitamin E
- All blood thinners (let us know if you are on any medications you are unsure about)
- Facials/peels
- Facial waxing/ Brow tinting
The Following Should Be Strictly Avoided 2 Days Prior To Your Appointment (No Less):
- Heavy Sun exposure
- Solarium tanning
- Anti-wrinkle & filler injectables
- Discontinue use of all face products containing retinol & glycolic acid
The Following Should Be Strictly Avoided 2 Days Prior To Your Appointment (No Less):
- Heavy Sun exposure
- Solarium tanning
- Anti-wrinkle & filler injectables
- Discontinue use of all face products containing retinol & glycolic acid
Aftercare
After care consists of following detailed instructions following your cosmetic tattoo procedure. Correctly followed aftercare and pre care is 90% of the healed result. Please make sure you do not book your appointments when you have any events or holidays on two weeks following your procedure as you cannot wear makeup in the treatment area tattooed, you cannot be in the sun and you cannot wet the area or sweat for 7 to 10 days. Do not book your appointment when you are starting a workout plan as exercise is not allowed until all flaking falls off (around 10 days). Booking your follow up appointment is your own responsibility. If your touch up is not done within a 3 month period then you will need to pay the 3-6 month touch up cost instead.
Brow Aftercare
- After two hours, remove all ointment with a damp cotton pad then leave your brows completely dry for 48 hours (no washing or ointment etc)
- From day 3, give your brows a gently wipe in one direction with a damp cotton pad followed by a very small amount of aftercare ointment (rice grain size will do both brows)
- If you have dry/normal skin you will be asked to apply a small amount of ointment 2 times a day. If you have an oilier skin, just do this step once a day
- Absolutely no sun, sweat, steam (keep showers short) or swimming for 7 days. No cleansers/soaps on the brows for 7 days
- Once healed, do not apply retinol or exfoliating serums near the brows (keep at least 1cm away)
- Start applying sunscreen every morning as your new daily routine to help protect your brows.
Lip Aftercare
- You will be advised to purchase a silicon wound healing gel for the best healed results. This can be purchased after your treatment. You will still get the standard aftercare ointment in your aftercare kit as well.
- Keep lips hydrates for the first 4 to 5 days. DO NOT let them dry out EVER. They will appear healed from Day 5 though care must still be taken as they are still healing and will keep changing colour slightly (sometimes up to three months) until the colour has completely healed into the skin.
- Do not consume any chilli for the first 24 hours.
- Keep them out of the sun for two weeks & once healed (around day 5) start using a lip balm that contains sunscreen.
- Wetting them is fine during healing but avoid immersing them in water/swimming for the first 7 days.
Eye Aftercare
- For the first 3 to 4 hours after your appointment, you must dab your eyeliner with the fibrella/cotton pads provided every 15-20 minutes to prevent lymph fluid from drying as this will cause scabbing.
- For the first seven days, cleanse morning and night by splashing your eyes with cool water then gently wipe them with a damp cotton pad.
- No makeup on the eyes for one week.
- Avoid swimming and the sun for one week.
