After Your Permanent Makeup Appointment

General Aftercare

  • For the next two weeks, keep treated area clean and dry.

  • Sleep with a clean pillow case and try to sleep on your back the night of.

  • Do not let treated area get wet for 24 hours after your appointment.

  • Scabbing and peeling is normal. Do not pick the scabs as it will pull the pigment out.

  • If you get a cold sore or are concerned about infection on the treated area, consult a doctor.

  • Avoid direct sunlight, chlorine, steam or excessive sweating, and makeup or other products on treated area for the next two weeks.

  • Pigment will get lighter and darker through the healing phase. A 4-12 week touch up is needed, along with proper aftercare, for your best chance at desired results.

  • Please keep aftercare ointment and wash for your touch-up appointment. If you need a replacement, you will be charged $5 per product.

    • I will provide you with pre-soaked witch hazel cotton rounds. For each hour after your appointment you need to blot the lymph off of your brows.

    • I will provide ointment, and you can apply a rice-sized amount to your brows the first night.

    • Starting the next day, gently wash your brows with your fingertips and provided wash. Pat dry with a clean towel and apply the same ointment. You should do this 1-2 times a day until they start peeling, then let them be.

    • Do not pick the scabs, as this will pull the pigment out

    • If you were using preventative cold sore medication, please continue for 5 days after your appointment

    • No spicy foods the day of your appointment and drink from a straw.

    • Your lips will be swollen and sore the day of your appointment. You may ice them on and off for 15 minutes for an hour after the appointment.

    • Let your lips completely dry out for the next 24 hours and do not apply any products.

    • The next night before bed, you may start applying vaseline or Aquaphor at least 4 times a day, but as often as you would like. They will be very dry over the next week or so.

    • If you wear masks, use a disposable mask for the next two weeks and change at least daily.

    • Lip touch up is recommended 6-12 weeks after your initial appointment. Your color will not fully flourish until 3-4 months after your touch up.

    • Do not wear contacts for the first 24 hours after your appointment.

    • If eyeliner gets crusty the first day, blot gently with witch hazel cotton pads before bed.

    • Apply a pea-sized amount of provided ointment to treated area before bed.

    • Starting the next day, gently wash and blot dry with a clean towel, and provide a pea-sized amount of ointment.

    • Rinse with Blink eyedrops or pure saline if your lashes are sticking together.

    • Do not wear mascara or other eye makeup for the next two weeks.

    • You may ice your eyelids on and off for 15 minutes for an hour if your eyes are swollen or sore. See your eye doctor for any serious concerns.

  • For the Next Two Weeks

    • DO NOT pick, scratch, or rub treatment area

    • NO makeup on treated area

    • NO excess water

    • NO excess sun exposure

    • If itchy, tap to relieve

    • Gently pat treated area with a clean towel if It gets wet

    • Avoid excess sweating or steam

    • Most importantly - BE PATIENT. Color will change over the next few weeks. Everyone reacts differently and it is unpredictable how many sessions you’ll need. We can do another session is 8 weeks.

    Starting Today

    • Lightly dampen a cotton round with saline wound care water (provided) and pat brows 3-4 times a day for 7 days

    • Do not pick scabs

    After All Scabs Have Fallen Off NATURALLY

    • Apply Vitamin E oil on treated area 3-4 times a day until next appointment to help avoid scarring