Learn all about sleeping on a new tattoo! You want that new ink to be fresh but you also want a good night's sleep, right? Here are some considerations, tips, advice, and the science behind good tattoo aftercare, especially sleeping on a fresh tattoo and DOUBLE especially when you have pets. Also, an excuse to chow down on some chocolate and drink some wine. (Seriously.) Now, let's get that tattoo healing!

And, as always, since tattoos and healing tattoos are a purely personal thing, always talk to your artist and doctor. This is for educational/informational/entertainment purposes only.

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⚙ Here are sources to the gear used in this video ⚙

Camera: Nikon Z6 fullframe mirrorless camera: https://amzn.to/2TdBI8P
Lens: Nikon NIKKOR 2470mm f/4 S: https://amzn.to/36SSwpC
Mic: Synco D2 shotgun mic: https://amzn.to/2tJdIzU
Music: Artlist.io: https://artlist.io/Ryan679038

For each video, a fair amount of research is done. Here are links to the sources and references used to make this one:

Nighttime skin repair: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2...
Acid environment and wound healing: https://www.woundsresearch.com/articl...
Transepidermal water loss https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/...
Wound care myths https://blog.wcei.net/2016/11/woundc...
5 skin problems you can get from pets https://health.howstuffworks.com/skin...
MRSA in dogs and cats: 5 things every pet owner should know https://insights.osu.edu/health/pets...

Assets (stuff used in the video):

Background track: Ian Post Eminence Landscapes https://artlist.io/song/4778/eminence...
Cuffs image by lauramusikanski: http://mrg.bz/ybA0J8
Flavanol: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Procyanidin A2: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Cocoa pod: https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/...
Grapes (wine): https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/...
Ringworm: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Hookworm: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ca...
Scabies: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Sick emoji: https://clipart.info/poisonedemojip...

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