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new ink & swimming?

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Alexander215:

--- Quote from: Lophura on June 02, 2009, 05:19:22 PM ---I have looked online because I am thinking about getting a tattoo also and all the sites say no swimming in pools but what about lakes and rivers?

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I would say no, plenty of microbes. Tattoo's are wounds  :XX

ice4life:
OK what about salt water? would that be better than chlorine?

Alexander215:

--- Quote from: ice4life on June 02, 2009, 05:43:36 PM ---OK what about salt water? would that be better than chlorine?

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I'd say no to that too, salt water would dry it out (which you definitely do not want to happen) and there are probably microbes in it too.

ice4life:

--- Quote from: shdwwlk on June 02, 2009, 05:45:16 PM ---
--- Quote from: ice4life on June 02, 2009, 05:43:36 PM ---OK what about salt water? would that be better than chlorine?

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I'd say no to that too, salt water would dry it out (which you definitely do not want to happen) and there are probably microbes in it too.

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That makes sense. Thanks for the info man!

Mike:
So after I get a tattoo basically avoid swimming for a couple weeks?

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