Why Is Winter the Best Time To Get A Tattoo?
Intro
People who are planning to get a new tattoo need to carefully select their desired design and find the right experienced tattoo artist who specializes in their preferred tattoo style. Then, they should determine if they have the funds to cover the tattoo related expenses. While these preparations are certainly important, it is essential to determine the best time of year to get your ink. Although there are going to be both pros and cons for getting a tattoo during every season, most tattoo artists, working at Oracle Tattoo Gallery and elsewhere, tend to recommend scheduling your tattoo appointment during the colder winter months.
Tattoo After-Care & Healing Time Is Usually Easier to Manage In Winter
There are not any hard and fast rules about when you schedule your tattoo appointment. However, people tend to have more difficulty healing after their tattoo is completed when they do this during the hot and muggy summer months. This is because exposing the new tattoo to sunlight can impede healing and extend the recovery process.
Too Much Sun Exposure Is Bad for New Tattoos & Increases Risks Of Burns and Infections
Too much sunlight exposure can also fade the colors out of a new tattoo and even older ones. The sun can cause serious sunburns that may be painful, cause the skin to peel and can raise the risks of complications like infection, skin scarring and permanent damage or disfigurement of your newly acquired inked design.
Most People Are More Active Outdoors In Warm Weather Months
Since new tattoos will need covered at first until fully healed, avoiding problems caused by the rubbing and scratching of clothing over tattoo sites is more of a challenge in summer when people are hot, tend to perspire more and spend much of their time outdoors. People tend to spend more time swimming in pools, freshwater water bodies and salty oceans where sand and dirty water may cause intense discomfort on the vulnerable skin where a tattoo is placed.
Winter Is Better For Tattoo Healing & Less Of A Challenge To Manage
Most Philadelphia tattoo shops urge their clients to get their intended tattoos done during the cooler months of winter when people tend to stay indoors in an environment with a comfortable temperature that lessens chances of sweating too much.
Major Advantages Of Getting A Tattoo During The Winter Season
Less Waiting Time For Scheduling Tattoo Appointments
Let’s face it, tattoo shops are typically far busier during the warm days of summer. There can be long delays when scheduling tattoo sessions during the warm weather months.By contrast, wintertime tattoo appointments are much easier to schedule and usually will not require a long wait.
The Negative Impact Allergies May Pose For New Tattoo Recovery & Healing Response
Some clients like to get their ink done in spring or fall when the temperature is usually more moderate. Clients with allergies often neglect to consider the impact that allergy symptoms might play on after-care efforts and recovery time in general. Spring and fall months do pose more of a challenge for those affected by environmental allergies to pollen, grass and other outdoor allergens. This could pose a problem with the healing process of a newer tattoo due to the annoying symptoms that triggering allergic responses can bring.
Healing Is Usually More Comfortable With Less Irritation In Winter
The colder air that winter brings also keeps many common outdoor allergens frozen until the weather thaws. Winter may just be the optimal tattoo time for those prone to allergic reactions.
Easier To Avoid Tattoo After-Care & Healing Risks In Colder Weather
Since most people spend a good part of their time indoors in a controlled and cozy environment, it is much easier to follow all the recommended after-care instructions for keeping your tattoo clean, moisturized and away from risky activities. These activities to avoid include sunbathing or swimming with a newer tattoo that is not fully healed.
Most People Have More Available Money In Winter
Wintertime gift-giving presents an opportunity to obtain holiday gift money that can be used on tattoo expenses. The winter holiday season often spurs tattoo shops to offer deeply discounted deals on tattoo application expenses and recommended after-care supplies.
Some Potential Drawbacks For Scheduling A Tattoo Appointment In Wintertime
Wintertime Weather Presents Hazardous Road Conditions at Times
The winter months, in this area of Pennsylvania, often bring seasonal snowstorms with drifting heavy snow, high winds, dangerous ice and other blizzard conditions along with plummeting and frigid outdoor temperatures. This can quickly cause driving hazards that could force cancellation and delay of your planned tattoo session appointment. There may also be delays or closures of public transportation options when the weather is bad, and this could delay a planned tattoo session with little advance notice.
The Cold Weather Months Are Considered The Peak Of Colds & Influenza Outbreaks
Winter months keep people inside packed together near others. This can cause rapid spread of viral and bacterial infections like the common cold and certain strains of the flu. Trying to heal from a new tattoo is made more difficult when the client is also ill from one of these sicknesses.
The Holiday Season Could Result In Scheduling Conflicts Or Delays
Although winter is a terrific month for scheduling a tattoo session with little wait time, there could be some scheduling conflicts due to the client and/or the tattoo artist with regards to holiday plans.
There Are Less Opportunities To Proudly Show Off Your New Ink In Winter
Most tattoo enthusiasts are excited to be able to show off their new inked designs. However, the winter months tend to have less opportunity to do so in part due to having to wear heavier clothing that covers more of the body.
Final Thoughts
Tattoo lovers often put little thought into when they should schedule their tattoo session. It is smart and practical to review the above pros and cons of having a tattoo done in the various seasons. Winter may be the ideal time to have a tattoo completed as there are some enticing benefits to consider. If you have questions about when to have your intended tattoo completed or have inquiries about another matter, feel free to call the tattoo experts. Simply input local tattoo shops near me into your search engine. In moments, you should have nearby shops with contact information. Get in touch with Oracle Tattoo Gallery by calling the shop at 215-638-1601 during normal business hours or fill-out the contact form online via oracletattoogallery.com.
