Eczema Treatment Care

the only concern with this would be the appearance of the tattoo when your eczema is flairing up. I would make sure when you get a tat you make sure there isn’t a breakout on the site you want your art.

Yep, it was for me anyway. as long as you don’t get it done ON it.. that’d be bad. are you allergic to lots of stuff as well? cause i think that could be more of a problem!

It depends on the severity of the eczema. I have it pretty mild, triggered from stress or too much caffeine it seems (and I *love* coffee; so much the suck).

One area that keeps getting it is my lower right back area, right where my current work is being done. It’s been quiet the last few months so I’m crossing my fingers. I’ve heard stories of tattoos sometimes making the eczema flare. So far I’m not sure if I’m lucky or what, as it hasn’t returned.

The artist will have the final say, but if it’s in an area you tend to get eczema there is the risk that it will flare during the healing period. Do you take anything for it? I use a topical from time to time to keep the semi-rare flareups under control. I can’t use it when I’m healing though, so I kind of cross my fingers, try to keep my stress down & stick to no more than one cuppa java per day.