To Goo or not to Goo?

I'd have to be deaf, blind, and living under a rock to not know what Tattoo Goo is, but I've never used it. I was always taught to use original polysporin ointment in the Cranhole shops. I'd like to get an actual tattoo healing product for my next tatty. Is Goo very good or is there better? I'm getting some work on my hip filled and I really want to make the process as easy as possible.

Lillian, here is a site you can look at to help with your decision. http://tattoogoo.com/

Yes, I read through it thuroughly since I have to order it to actually get any here (no where in town sells it). But it's biased since it's the product they're trying to sell. I'm curious to see what the people here think about it. I imagine that more than a couple people here have tried it. I'm just paranoid. It's probably perfectly fine.

If you goo, goo lightly. Dont overapply anything. Personally I prefer healing things "natural" based instead of petroleum based.

We have tried almost every product out there....tattoo goo is good for most but we had quite a few have bad reactions...I still recommend Berts Badger Balm...the healing balm...google it

yeah i used tattoo goo on a tattoo just below my neck, it scabbed really thick and kinda soggy in a way, its quite hard to explain, anyway a load of colour fell out of it so i never used it again. ive literally tried all the lotions and potions but now ive come down to the idea of just letting the body heal itself naturally. other people may have tried it and found it to be good but i personally wouldnt use it again.

Hey! I have used the goo on a few tats and the only time I did not like it was when the skin was over worked, it scabbed real bad the goo had nothing to do with it. And Gabe you inplyed that the goo is petrolium based it is not, the main ingredient is olive oil and no petro at all. Now here is the thing the goo does a good job but it is expensive, I was told by a tattoo artist that about the best thing was pure shea nut butter with a little lavender oil added. Just my 2 cents

Check the labels ingredients- Personally, I'm allergic to many natural things, and Tattoo Goo is loaded with them, so of course, I had a reaction when using it.

It sure does look like I said that! I didnt mean it, I meant I prefer things like the goo or black cat that are natural based if Im gonna put something on it.

just a quickie, i dont know if this is something you have in america but in britain a lot of tattooists recommend something called "preparation h". its a cream that is used for piles. again i have heard that some people can be allergic to it though.

I don't think I have any allergies to any of the ingredients. In fact, I'm sure I've consumed most of them in some way or another and so far, no problems. I've heard of the use of preparation h for healing. At first I thought Boss#1 was trying to screw with my head. Has anyone here tried that? It might be pretty good if you can get over the connotations of it.

I use good old fashioned... oh wait fuck... Oh yeah... I used to use polysporin then I started using black cat salve... It works nice and sell it at my studio... that and the soap works pretty good... 7

Bacon fat and spinach juice

Ummm...hate to bust anyones bubble but ya all did know that a bunch of these new "tattoo care " products are made by one company and then relabled with different names right?...I knew ya did!!!..You can even have them label the tins with YOUR logo!! Think about that folks!!

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Ohm Ointment. Works great. Much better than the competitors I think. All natural is the way to go. No complaints here! www.tattooointment.com

Try straight vitamin E oil....no 1 way of healing is universal you must try a slew of different ways. Whatever works best for you ......STICK WITH IT!

We sell goo at our shop and when used properly the results have always been good.Mentioned above "soggyness" and over scabbing may be due to using to much goo.You keep it to moist and all the skin gets kinda clammy then when it dries it cracks up.

O also, dont use straight Vi E it will kill your colour.,atleats thats what i have been taught.

i myself use coco butter. inever had it pull any ink from any of my art

I prefer a light coat of triple antibiotic immediately after the tattoo , then I stick with hot clean water and mild anti-bacterial soap. On more than one occasion i've gone straight from the tattoo to shower and never applied anything at all, as far as ointments are concerned. I'll have the old lady put some lotion on my tattoos once in awhile just for safe keeping of the skin but that's more like foreplay than aftercare. Most people seem to be real anal , rather set in stone I guess, about their healing procedures. Everyone has a different and favorite way but I suppose it's really all in what works best for the individual. I'd prefer the shop or artists themselves offer me a little pamphlet maybe with roughly 5-6 different healing procedures. Everyone's skin is different so it's hard to say that there's just ONE allmighty ointment for tattoos out there. Give them the education then give them the choice to make an educated decision.

A lot of the trauma has to do with the way an artist tattoos your skin, and the texture of your skin. I've healed off tattoos "clean" and they were some of the best heals I had, and another heal that wasn't so grand, bad even... We have two sets of instructions and the artist recommends one to the customer depending on the tattoo and location.

i got a tattoo by albie rock, and was told he heals them with nothing, i was skeptical so i applied aveeno skin lotion which worked amazing for me for previous tattoos on the second day only. But i healed his tattoo pretty much naturally which obviously left it dry with horrible results over more than two weeks.

You must try nuttbutter... i dont think many people know about it, but it works better than anything i have ever used and i have used almost everything to heal my tattoos.

We have recommended and sold Tattoo Goo at our shop for many years now with awesome results provided people follow the aftercare instructions. Some people feel the need to apply it like cake frosting which can cause problems just like it would with any ointment or lotion. Preparation H is also a good healer for tattoos but a little more embarrassing for people to buy. Over all, if the tattoo was well applied and kept clean and cared for with common sense, you can use just about anything to heal it. Good quality fragrance free lotions like Curel and Lubriderm, triple antibiotic ointment, A&D ointment, Prep H, Saran Wrap, Dry heal, Ink Fix, Polysporin and on and on.

True that Larry! One thing many tattoo newbies dont realize is that experienced professional tattoo artists are often very in tune to working the skin, and how to hack it up as little as possible.

I use Aquaphor for 2 weeks then move to lubriderm [or whatever fragrance free lotion is kicking around]. I used to use the Goo but just had too many problems healing out afterwards. Of course it might have been the luck of the draw, as that I have seen others' tattoos heal out great with Tattoo Goo, but mine tended to get really scabby. Ever since I started using Aquaphor- no problems and they heal out super bright.

I have tried everything and found that h2o is the worst then the goo. The best tattoo and laser after care that I have seen and felt Is by far ink fixx hands down I give it to everyone if I dont have ink fixx aquaphor is also great