Piercing Instructions And Aftercare - Now With Tattoos!
 

Something non-video game, comic, show, reltationship, or otherwise popculture/personal based? You have to assume that in at least ten years you'll outgrow/move beyond whatever is current.

Yeah, take care of that shit. I'd say to avoid cola even, that shit will dissolve a nail given enough time. Stick to clear sodas IMHO. As for back tats, if you get wings I'll find you and erase them. With a rusty spork. Get something awesome that has meaning to you, its going to be there for ever, so something that you love. The best tattoos have meaning to them. That's my two cents, at least.

OH! Care! Right... SPF 30 Sunscreen. Use it so it wont fade. I don't like to cover them personally, air getting to them makes them heal faster. Most tat shops sell special creams or ointments for use ask them for the ones they like best, or as I said, a stick of water resistant sunscreen.

See if Brian will pay you to make it Atomic Robo.

every tattoo artist has their own rules about taking care of the tattoos that theyve given you. But its generally all the same. Keep lotion on it for a couple days, dont pick the scab, and dont get too much sun while its healing.

Don't go job hunting until you can take the piercing out safely and hide the tattoo.

It's not really a "care" thing so much as a "businesses don't like those" thing, but keep it in mind so that if they tell you you have to, it doesn't result in your tongue falling off and such.

Never, ever get a tatto of someone's name. The future can be a bitch.

Sounds rather obvious now I type it.

I use Bag Balm on my tats when they are healing. "Meant only for use on animals" my ass. That stuff is soo-thing.

What colour is the drool?

I half want to sig that....

Edit: FTFY

Lay off the soda. Carbonic acid. Also lay off acidic soups, like tomato. Stick to mild stuff like chicken noodle/broth. Or if you're feeling exotic, miso. Heck, the salt might help. Also, do yourself a favor and wait for them to cool. You'll also do well to drink a lot of milk, since it's very mildly basic and fills you up better than soda does, anyway. If it helps, get protein shakes and drink those instead of meals. Drinking them on top of it means a ton of extra calories and you'll gain weight, and not muscle.

Mushroom is good. Probably better than chicken if I had to hazard a guess.

When my friend got her tongue pierced she was actually told to avoid dairy. But, I dunno... I can DEFINITELY say that you should avoid soda, orange juice/citrus and other highly acidic drinks.

Just follow whatever the piercer's instructions were very closely. I'd also recommend making sure you brush your teeth gently twice a day and floss at least once a day (you'd be surprised at how much bacteria can build up between your teeth.) Water is the most non-irritating liquid you can drink. A saltwater rinse is also effective. I imagine mouthwash might be overly drying, but I'm not a piercer, so...

Oh, and never buy cheap jewellery made out of nickel and the like. That shit always makes my ears flare up and sometimes bleed. It's just my ears, so I don't necessarily mind wearing cheap jewellery there, but your tongue is important. Even if you don't initially react to cheap metal you could develop an allergy for it.

http://www.essortment.com/all/tonguepiercing_rjsl.htm Basically just do all the same stuff you do when you have your wisdom teeth removed.

Also, if you're willing to wait it's better to get your tattoo in the winter when it's dry. Not that you can't get one now, but it makes caring for it slightly easier.