Can I go to the sauna with a fresh tattoo?

Tattoos are just as "in" as a healthy lifestyle, which can be supported by regular visits to the sauna, for example. For many sauna enthusiasts, the question then arises as to whether they can go to the sauna with a fresh tattoo. The question arises as to whether the high heat generated by a sauna heater with a sauna heating rod is harmful to the skin.

Never go into the sauna with a fresh tattoo!

The answer to this question could be summarised quite briefly, but it also requires more detailed consideration. Firstly, the question arises as to what is meant by a fresh tattoo. As a general rule, a tattoo that is just a few hours old should not be taken into the sauna. As a rule, such tattoos are also covered with a protective and disinfectant film. Freshly tattooed skin is reddened, very sensitive and prone to inflammation. For these reasons, a visit shortly after tattooing is out of the question.

But what if the new tattoo is already a few days old? old?

Here it depends both on the individual feeling but but also on the objective point of view. From a purely individual point of view, you can you can go to the sauna with a new tattoo as soon as you don't feel any pain on the newly tattooed areas of skin. Then the small injuries to the skin that occur with every needle prick should have healed sufficiently. healed sufficiently. Objectively speaking, this is the case when all irregularities on the freshly tattooed skin, such as redness or small swellings, have completely have completely subsided.

When this happens varies greatly from person to person. variable. While for some this painless and also visually inconspicuous already present after two or three weeks, for other people it may still be still not advisable to visit the sauna with a fresh tattoo even after a month. with a fresh tattoo. Individual sensitivity is required here and waiting a little longer is always better than a serious inflammation of the newly inflammation of the newly tattooed skin areas with the corresponding complications. complications.

Sauna does not harm the tattoo

It is often feared, especially with new tattoos, that the hot, humid air and increased perspiration could damage the new tattoo. A professionally engraved and well healed tattoo can't be harmed by the sauna. not be harmed by the sauna. After all, the colour pigments are in the deeper layers of the skin layers of the skin and are not normally affected by heat and sweat in the case of tested and and approved tattoo colours. So if everything heals well, pain-free and insensitive to salt water, you can start planning your next visit to the sauna. plan your next visit to the sauna. Depending on your subjective Depending on how you feel, we recommend your first visit to the sauna with a fresh tattoo after two to four weeks.

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