Can i use a tanning bed with a new tattoo?

I just got a tattoo and i was told to keep it out of the sun but i wasnt sure if synthetic had the same affect

Can i use a tanning bed with a new tattoo?
The tanning bed works the same as the sun. It will fade your tattoo.
Reply:DON"T do it
Reply:Unfortunately you have to avoid the tanning bed as well until your tattoo heals. Even when the tattoo heals though, the UV rays from the tanning bed will make the ink fade, causing your tattoo to look duller. To protect your tattoo, always lather it with sunsceen before tanning.
Reply:Same exact effect. No tanning bed. I wouldn't even rub sunless tanning lotion on it. That's one thing you really don't wanna screw up. Something you're gonna have to look at forever.
Reply:stay out of the bed for a few weeks at least. if you dont believe me, call your artist.
Reply:Either way natural or artificial, the sun will cause your tattoo to fade.


Hope this helps.
Reply:Yes honey, tanning beds are just as bad for your tattoo as the sun.
Reply:NONONONONONO DON"T DO IT!! even after your tat has healed, you still need to use a sunscreen to protect your color
Reply:This is what I do and have been doing since I got my tat...I use bath and body works spf 45 lip balm and just outline my tattoo with it and tan away....
Reply:sigh. DO NOT use a tanning booth for at least 30 days. stay out of water also.





The sun is really the only enemy of a tattoo, you must use sun blocker every time.
Reply:that's the point of a tanning bed. it's synthetic sunlight. I think you can figure this one out on your own now.